Objectives To assess the outcomes of patients undergoing open abdominal surgery at a National Referral Hospital in Tanzania. Design A prospective, observational, single-arm cohort study. Setting Dar ...

Surgery for gynecologic cancers is a common form of treatment, but each surgical approach has its advantages and disadvantages for patients. For patients with gynecologic cancers, opting for minimally ...

The Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva saw the world's first robotic surgery performed on a woman in advanced pregnancy without having to open her abdomen, the hospital announced on Thursday. Tzofiya ...

A new study, published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, has tested whether a set of interventions to keep lungs expanded before, during, and after abdominal surgery could lower the risk of ...

Laparoscopic surgery, being minimally invasive, often allows for a quicker recovery compared to open abdominal surgery (laparotomy). Recovery after endometriosis surgery typically takes several weeks ...

To discuss the growing challenge of surgery in the rapidly enlarging geriatric population, the American College of Surgeons together with The American Geriatrics Society sponsored a half-day session ...