Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Patients at Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., are undergoing certain laparoscopic surgeries with a single-incision surgical device that leave only a hidden scar, according to a York Dispatch report.

The Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, has achieved a major surgical milestone by successfully ...

CLEVELAND -- Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a surgical procedure ...

AS THEY COME IN HERE. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR ORGAN DONORS. THE WAIT LIST HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS HAS MORE THAN 4000 NAMES ON IT, AND AMONG THEM ARE NEARLY 500 PEOPLE WHO ...

South Korean researchers have developed a new type of surgical robot featuring a 'flexible endoscope' that can bend freely inside the body. This innovation is expected to enable safer surgeries with ...

Top surgery will cause some scarring, which varies depending on the type of surgery people have. Maintaining good health before and after surgery and proper wound care postsurgery may help to minimize ...

Scar revision is a treatment that improves the appearance of a scar. Scars are part of how your body heals. Sometimes scars don’t heal the way you want them to. A scar might be large, raised, painful, ...

Gallbladder adhesions happen when scar tissue develops around your gallbladder after surgery or an episode of inflammation. Gallbladder adhesions are bands of scar tissue that form on your gallbladder ...

The most common type of gallbladder removal surgery is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This minimally invasive surgery is an option for people who have issues with their gallbladder. This surgery may ...

In gastrointestinal surgery, robotics has moved beyond being a technological advancement to becoming a preferred approach for ...

Kashmir’s major tertiary-care hospital, the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) achieved a major surgical milestone by successfully performing a first-of-its-kind minimally invasive, ...