What Doctors Don't Tell YouMany surgeons believe that some organs in the body really aren’t necessary, so when things go wrong, they can be removed with no harm done. A common example of this is a cholecystectomy - surgical removal of the gallbladder. The gallbladder...
* If you do opt for keyhole surgery, make sure the surgeon is very experienced and that the hospital performs these operations on a regular basis. Most injuries caused by this type of surgery are the result of an inexperienced surgeon. If you are in...
One of the most common bread-and-butter treatments within the surgical profession is the hernia operation. Some 20 million groin hernia repairs are performed each year - 100,000 in the UK
Female sterilisation is touted as a safe and hassle-free means of permanently ridding yourself of having more children, particularly for the over-40s. Although doctors usually tell women that tying your tubes is ‘Band-Aid’ surgery, there’s nothing...
Surgeons’ ability to perform laparoscopic procedures declines significantly after spending a night on call, according to a new report.
While medical authorities are looking at improving competence levels of surgeons performing laparoscopic "keyhole" surgery, new evidence has emerged to show some of the techniques themselves are a ...
Laparoscopy-keyhole surgery has wrongly been blamed for spreading ovarian cancer, believe some surgeons. ...
The latest bit of gee whizz technology, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), has been given US official "gold standard" treatment approval for gallstones, even though questions pers ...
Patients should be fully warned of the potential complications from laparoscopy, the procedure used to examine or fix female reproductive organs, according to French researchers. ...
Why have a hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy, in which a woman’s womb is removed, is one of the most common surgical operations in the West.
