Keyhole surgery can be safely used for the removal of tumours from the colon, concludes a study published online today (Tuesday June 21, 2005) by THE LANCET ONCOLOGY. The safety and short-term ...

Keyhole surgery for colon cancer is as effective as open surgery in the short term, concludes a randomised trial published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Treatment for colon cancer involves ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A type of colon cancer surgery involving an extremely small incision does not necessarily mean a quicker, less painful recovery, and should be avoided until more is known about whether ...

A decade-long study comparing conventional colon cancer surgery with "keyhole" surgery found identical success rates, disproving fears that tumors would be more likely to return if surgeons did not ...

Keyhole surgery is a technique that allows the surgeon to perform a procedure inside the body through a small incision in the skin. Some people refer to keyhole surgery as laparoscopic surgery, as it ...

Those who had tumors removed from their livers with keyhole surgery had fewer complications, a better quality of life and similar long-term oncologic outcomes, a new PhD thesis shows. In many patients ...

Married At First Sight dating coach Mel Schilling has shared a health update amid her colon cancer battle. The psychologist took to her Instagram on Thursday after she had keyhole surgery to remove a ...