Patients at Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., are undergoing certain laparoscopic surgeries with a single-incision surgical device that leave only a hidden scar, according to a York Dispatch report.

One-port, single-incision laparoscopy is part of the natural development of minimally invasive surgery. Refinement and modification of laparoscopic instrumentation has resulted in a substantial ...

Laparoscopic surgery has revolutionised veterinary medicine through the integration of minimally invasive techniques, leading to reduced postoperative pain, quicker recovery times and minimised ...

It could be a T-shirt slogan -- "I came to Danbury Hospital for abdominal surgery and all I got is these five little dots.'' That's all Czechetta Cobb has on her stomach after undergoing gastric ...

The most common treatment for gallstones is removing your gallbladder. The gallbladder is not an essential organ, which means that you can live normally without one. It is a storage organ for bile.

Advanced surgical technology is increasingly becoming the standard of care for some procedures, especially those that fall into the minimally invasive category. Training on the kind of equipment that ...

Laparoscopic hernia repair is similar to other laparoscopic procedures. General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so ...

Electrosurgery for endometriosis is a style of surgery that involves using controlled electrical currents to alter tissue. It produces the same results as other surgical styles but is often preferred ...

Virtual Incision Corp. raised $2 million in a Series A funding round. The surgical robotics developer said the financing will be used to develop prototypes for its single-incision laparoscopy device ...

When surgery is required for the treatment of complex benign gynecologic conditions, women today have more options than ever before, with a growing emphasis on minimally invasive procedures – for good ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who undergo surgery to remove benign or cancerous tumors in their liver appear to fare better when they receive a newer type of surgery that makes only small ...

A hysterectomy — the removal of your uterus — is a major surgical procedure that triggers lasting physical changes. This surgery was traditionally done through an incision in your abdomen.