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Single-port laparoscopy (SPL) is a recently developed technique in laparoscopic surgery. It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which the surgeon operates almost exclusively through a single entry point, typically the patient's navel. Unlike a traditional multi-port laparoscopic approach, SPL leaves only a single small scar.
Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive procedure, bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique. There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an exploratory laparotomy. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions, reduced hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is an advanced, minimally invasive (keyhole) procedure in which the surgeon operates almost exclusively through a single entry point, typically the patient's umbilicus . Special articulating instruments and access ports eliminate the need to place trochars externally for triangulation, thus allowing ...
His research has focused on utilization patterns, barriers and facilitators for minimally invasive surgery in colorectal surgery. He has helped pioneered the development of a Natural Orifice Trans Endoluminal Surgery (NOTES) technique for resection of rectal tumors, the single port transanal microsurgery (TAMIS) procedure. [4]
He is an internationally recognized leader in robotic urologic oncology and reconstructive surgery, credited with developing more than a dozen innovative minimally invasive techniques. His team at HUMC was among the first in the U.S. to use the FDA-approved single-port robotic surgical system in 2018.
An Alabama woman "is recuperating well" after undergoing a pig kidney transplant in New York City, per reports. Towana Looney, 53, underwent surgery using the organ from a genetically manipulated ...
A Canadian woman allegedly attempted to smuggle 22 pounds of methamphetamine wrapped as Christmas presents through a New Zealand airport on Sunday, Dec. 8. According to a news release from the New ...
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