April 16, 2012 — Patients who undergo an open abdominal surgery are at least 4 times more likely to develop small bowel obstruction (SBO) compared with patients who undergo laparoscopic surgery for ...

Colostomies have traditionally been done with open surgeries, but laparoscopic surgery offers a less invasive option that can help limit pain, recovery time, and possible complications. A laparoscopic ...

Relapse-free survival (RFS) data at 5 years showed that laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) was noninferior to open distal gastrectomy (ODG) in locally advanced gastric cancer, according to ...

Rates of bile duct injury a year after gallbladder removal surgery were lower with laparoscopic procedures than robotic-assisted ones, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries found.

Laparoscopic appendectomy was associated with a significantly lower risk of surgical site infections, showing an approximate ...