Human eggs can develop from ovarian surface cells in vitro
...rface is relatively easy, can be accomplished by a laparoscopy technique, and yields more cells for use for in vitro fertilization. The ability to develop human eggs from OSE cells may help women with reduced fertility and premature menopause, who lack follicles in their ovaries, to have a better chance of conc...Camera-guided colon surgery works best for most patients, study confirms
...nt individual studies showing positive results for laparoscopy for colon cancer. Dr. Michael Stamos, chief of colorectal surgery at the University of California, Irvine, thinks that the difference in operating time will decrease as surgeons improve their laparoscopic skills. "If you look at what some of the top ...UT Southwestern doctors test robotic surgeon for laparoscopy
...uccessful, Dr. Scott added, "It needs to supersede laparoscopy in terms of efficiency before the average surgeon is going to use it. But as this technology continues to evolve, no doubt it will be miniaturized. Smaller is going to be better." Automation may also be in the future, with a doctor pointing to sectio...Two new studies reveal benefits of laparoscopic surgery for uterine cancer
...earchers have found in a large randomized trial of laparoscopy versus laparotomy for surgical treatment of uterine (endometrial) cancer that laparoscopy is safe, and when successfully completed reduces hospital stay by 50 percent, and contributes to a b...