Laparoscopic Diagnosis And Treatment Of Non-palpable Testis (Medical News Today)

UroToday.com - This study by Dr. Francisco T. Denes and colleagues from Sao Paulo, Brazil evaluated the group's laparoscopic technique - a useful alternative approach for impalpable testes. They presented their data for 90 patients who underwent laparoscopy for impalpable testes. Over 50% of the patients (46) had an intraabdominal testis identified.

Robot may reduce risk of gastric bypass (UPI)

HOUSTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. surgeons say using a robot may lower the risk of a rare but serious complication of weight-loss surgery.

UROLOGY NOTES: A Review Of The Technical Problems Encountered And Their Solutions (Medical News Today)

UroToday.com - Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is the new "darling" of the hour.

Apple Valley Medical Center to Hold Prostate Cancer Community Education Evening (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

----Apple Valley Medical Center: What: A free prostate cancer community education evening 1. Attendees will be able to "test drive" the da Vinci S Surgical System, robotic technology for minimally invasive surgery.

Robotic Surgery Lowers Risk Of A Rare But Serious Complication Of Gastric Bypass (Medical News Today)

The use of a robot to assist with the most commonly performed weight-loss surgery appears to significantly lower a patient's risk of developing a rare but serious complication, according to a study published in the most recent edition of the Journal of Robotic Surgery.

Mills-Peninsula earns top rating for obesity surgery (San Mateo County Times)

n Independent grading organization says hospital is one of nation's best

Quincyan undergoes kidney tumor removal through breakthrough robotic surgery (Quincy Herald-Whig)

When a St. Louis surgeon removed a penny-sized tumor from Quincyan Ted Haugh's kidney in July, he did it without wielding the scalpel or even touching Haugh at all.

Gastric Bypass (New York Times)

Weight-loss surgeries are procedures that can be used to cause significant weight loss if you are very obese. Reference from A.D.A.M.

Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves Of Symptom Scores In The Diagnosis Of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder ... (Medical News Today)

UroToday.com - As one of several commonly diagnosed conditions associated with chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis (IC), which is now also called painful bladder syndrome, presents a difficult problem for those of us who must treat these patients.

2008 NOTES Research Award Winners Announced By NOSCAR (Medical News Today)

The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research? (NOSCAR?), a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), announce the 2008 NOSCAR? Research Award winners.

The Global Laparoscopic Trainer Award to Dr R K Mishra

Dr. Mishra, who is director of Laparoscopy Hospital and professor in the department of Modern Medicine at TGO University, was chosen for the competitive award for training more than 2500 surgeons and ...

Role of Laparoscopy in Organ Donation - Dr.R.K.Mishra

Prof.Dr.R.K.Mishra has highlighted the advantage of Laparoscopic Surgery on the Organ Donation.

Laparoscopy post-op appointment

"May god have mercy on you vile creatures."- 'Louise', 03/10/2008 Friday, October 03, 2008 Laparoscopy post-op appointment Left: my nice healthy uterus; Right: uterus, ovary, fallopian tube and various other ...

Another pearl for laparoscopic entry

" MAJOR VASCULAR INJURY DURING LAPAROSCOPY: PEARLS TO COPE " BY MAGDY MILAD, MD, MS I enjoyed Dr.

Laparoscopy, 5 days after

Well, today was a step backwards. Not sure why. I was having abdominal pain and period-like pain all day and barely got anything done.

Laparoscopy, 4 days after

Last night I had pretty bad pain and had to take a panadeine forte before going to bed.

Laparoscopy, 3 days after

Photo taken this morning after sitting in the sun- note the bandage tans! The pube-incision is a nice neat little cross like the one near my hip- it's only the bellybutton scar that looks hideous.

Laparoscopy, 2 days after

This morning's peek at my mangled bellybutton. Today the gas pains have diminished.

Laparoscopy, the day after

Friday, September 26, 2008 Laparoscopy, the day after After having more pain while attempting to lie down in bed last night I actually slept ok.

Neighbors

DV Orchestra meets goal at ice cream social Desert Vista Orchestra students met their coin collection goal through generous donations of patrons and a matching campaign from MidFirst Bank, who brought their ...