April 8, 2004 — Survival and disease control of rectosigmoid cancer at five years are similar for open and laparoscopic resection, according to the results of a randomized trial published in the ...

Laparoscopic bowel resection improved pelvic pain and quality of life in women with rectosigmoid endometriosis did not respond to hormone therapy, according to new research.These findings led ...

Laparoscopic resection: The surgeon makes two to four small cuts (incisions) on the belly. They insert a thin tube with a tiny camera into one incision. This is called a laparoscope.

Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel resection can be done for many diseases that affect the colon, such as colorectal ...

Rectal carcinoid tumors ≤10 mm in diameter have a very low rate of metastasis and are, therefore, good candidates for endoscopic resection—a less-invasive alternative to surgical resection ...

“With FDA’s clearance of the da Vinci SP system for transanal local resection, surgeons have a new option in colorectal surgery to positively impact patient outcomes,” said Intuitive ...

Among the patients who develop a recurrence after resection of CLM, the liver is the only site of initial recurrence in approximately half of patients. 5 Therefore, adjuvant regional chemotherapy ...