The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ today ...

U.K. engineers have developed a miniature keyhole surgery robot arm, which is able to carry out a range of minimally invasive laparoscopic operations including hernia repairs, colorectal operations, ...

Keyhole surgery for heart valve repair may trump robotic surgery, because it is associated with lower rates of subsequent heart flutter and blood transfusions, and a shorter hospital stay, reveals ...

"Keyhole" arthroscopic surgery should rarely be used to repair arthritic knee joints, a panel of international experts says in new clinical guidelines. Clinical trials have shown that keyhole surgery ...

Keyhole surgery for heart valve repair may trump robotic surgery, because it is associated with lower rates of subsequent heart flutter and blood transfusions, and a shorter hospital stay, reveals ...

Neymar will undergo keyhole surgery on Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to widespread media ...

A one-stop shop for keyhole surgery will be of help to patients reluctant to travel to the US or those who need to go back to work soon after a major operation. This was announced by the American ...

The body's natural defenses work better after "keyhole" gut surgery than after open surgery, a new study shows. Thanks to new surgical tools, doctors now can perform many kinds of operations without ...

Michelle Oyen is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, in which this work was published, but was not involved in any aspect of the editorial process with ...

Multi-institution collaboration is the first in the western U.S. to perform completely laparoscopic repair of open spina bifida LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilda Giron was just 13 weeks pregnant ...

A large-scale study has shown that laparoscopic or 'keyhole' surgery for colon cancer is as safe and effective as conventional surgery, dispelling fears about a link with increased tumour recurrence.

A robot has successfully performed "keyhole" intestinal surgery on pigs without any aid from humans, according to a study from John Hopkins University (published in Science Robotics). What's more, the ...