As a general surgeon, Dr. Gerardo Garcia of St. Luke’s Monroe Campus is often called on to repair hernias and remove gallbladders. Most of the time, these days, he performs these surgical procedures ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Gallbladder removal and hernia repair are among the most frequently performed general surgeries in the U.S. Now these procedures are being transformed by robotic-assisted surgery, ...

Gallstones, hernias and appendicitis are turning up earlier than before. Doctors explain how sedentary lives, processed diets and weight gain are driving more surgical cases ...

Cayuga Medical Center surgeons have been performing robotic-assisted gallbladder surgeries using the da Vinci Surgical System since the fall of 2019. The robotic technology gives surgeons ...

Surgical care has undergone a steady yet powerful transformation over the past decade, driven by rapid advancements in medical technology. Among these, robotic surgery has emerged as a major milestone ...

A surgical team has completed the first series of operations with a novel surgical system that can remove a diseased gallbladder through a single incision hidden in the belly button. A surgical team ...

THE impact of an aging population has produced significant changes in the opinion of the medical profession about medical and surgical therapy, just as it has in the political and sociologic thinking ...

These specialists perform operations for a wide variety of ailments and diseases, and also oversee preoperative and postoperative patient care. Marion C. Johnson, M.D.: breast cancer and surgery, ...

Trocar site incisional hernia (TSIH) is one of the most common complications of laparoscopic surgery. Using the umbilical port as a common hole for removing the gallbladder in laparoscopic ...