Cholecystectomy (ko-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-mee) is a type of surgery that removes a diseased gallbladder. This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007;3(2):191-195. Mitotane therapy inhibits steroid synthesis by inhibiting the action of ß-hydroxylase and by destroying adrenocortical cells via mitochondrial ...

Laparoscopic surgeries on neonates require smaller surgical ports than those used on children to facilitate minimally invasive access to the abdominal cavity. Larger ports can crowd the surgical field ...

3D image of the surgical area. The visibility and detail provided are far greater than that available through either open or laparoscopic surgery. Content Laparoscopic hysterectomy is a minimally ...

The new "off-the-jaw" system integrates force and angle sensors into the handle of laparoscopic tools ... performance," added Wael Othman, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher at the AMMLab.