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2. Ventral rectopexy - Wikipedia

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   There are 3 options for surgical approach: open abdominal surgery, laparoscopic approach or robotic surgery. The laparoscopic approach is safer than open surgery, [4] and there is less risk of complications after the procedure. [24] There is also less blood loss, less pain after the procedure, shorter average length of stay in hospital and ...

3. Total mesorectal excision - Wikipedia

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   Total mesorectal excision (TME) is a standard surgical technique for treatment of rectal cancer, first described in 1982 by Professor Bill Heald at the UK's Basingstoke District Hospital. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a precise dissection of the mesorectal envelope comprising rectum containing the tumour together with all the surrounding fatty tissue and ...

4. Stryker Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Stryker Corporation is an American multinational medical technologies corporation based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [2] Stryker's products include implants used in joint replacement and trauma surgeries; surgical equipment and surgical navigation systems; endoscopic and communications systems; patient handling and emergency medical equipment; neurosurgical, neurovascular and spinal devices; as ...

5. Adrenalectomy - Wikipedia

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   For example, this surgery has smaller scars, less pain, less blood loss, similar complication rates, and a shorter recovery period than traditional open surgery. [ 8 ] [ 3 ] Traditionally, this has been through the laparoscopic transperitoneal approach (LTA) where the small cuts are made in the abdomen to reach the adrenal glands through the ...

6. Laparoscopy - Wikipedia

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   Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery. Specific surgical instruments used in laparoscopic surgery include obstetrical forceps, scissors, probes, dissectors, hooks, and retractors. Laparoscopic and ...

7. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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   Recovery may be slightly faster after laparoscopic surgery, although the laparoscopic procedure itself is more expensive and resource-intensive than open surgery and generally takes longer. Advanced pelvic sepsis occasionally requires a lower midline laparotomy. Complicated (perforated) appendicitis should undergo prompt surgical intervention. [1]