Dr. Robert Uzzo answers the question: 'Who Gets Robotic/Laparoscopic Surgery?' Jan. 01, 2009 -- Question: Who is an appropriate candidate for a laparoscopic or robot-assisted prostatectomy? Answer: ...

Pancreatic surgeries have long been recognised as some of the most intricate procedures within abdominal surgery. Performed only in highly specialised centres, these surgeries demand precision and ...

The optimal use of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic approaches for emergency gallbladder surgery is not well-defined. Rates of bile duct injury were similar with both surgical approaches, a large ...

The da Vinci robotic surgical system, developed by Intuitive Surgical, is the most widely used robot-assisted surgical platform worldwide. This enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive ...

Mountain View, CA-based Levita Magnetics announced in June that it was granted 510(k) clearance for its Magnetic Surgical System (MSS) and MARS system in bariatric and hiatal hernia repair procedures.

One of the fastest growing companies in the global robotic and digital surgery space, Ronovo Surgical recently announced successful closing of new financing to accelerate its vision of broad, ...

Cutting edge technology may come with downsides. For an abdominal wall hernia repair, also known as a ventral hernia repair, the most common surgical approaches have been laparoscopic and open ...