Minimally invasive techniques have revolutionised the therapeutic approach to gastric cancer. Robotic and laparoscopic surgeries represent two pivotal methods, each offering distinct technical ...

If every urologist could perform advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic assistance would not exist, unless it was proven to benefit the patient. To date, this proof is lacking. The oncological and ...

While robotic laparoscopic surgical systems do make certain procedures safer and less invasive, those systems are still operated by human surgeons. Now, however, a surgical robot has performed a ...

A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human—a significant step toward fully automated surgery on humans. Designed by a team of Johns ...

What if your next surgery was planned and performed by a robot? A team at Johns Hopkins University is working to turn this idea into reality. The concept of robot-assisted surgery is not new: several ...

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of surgery that uses small incisions and a camera to help doctors see inside your body. The camera is called a laparoscope. It is inserted through a small incision in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic surgery for rectal cancer is gaining popularity, but persuasive evidence on long-term oncologic outcomes ...

Largest-of-its-kind meta-analysis explored data from gastrectomies performed on more than 17,000 patients with gastric cancer. Safety, technical feasibility, and oncologic adequacy were comparable for ...

Does the complication rate after open vs other types of surgery differ in patients undergoing surgery for gastric cancer? In this retrospective Korean study, the authors examined early results after ...

A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human -- a significant step in robotics toward fully automated surgery on humans. A robot has ...