Keywords: Minimal-invasive Surgery
01/27/2010
New concepts in stroke therapy
Like a bolt from the blue ischemic stroke strikes a patient unpredictably. The consequences are devastating: stroke is the number one cause of serious disabilities in adulthood - …
01/26/2010
The Syntax Study
Bypass or stent? In Germany alone, every year 370.000 patients have to decide which kind of surgery they will undergo. The Syntax study (Synergy between PCI with taxus and cardiac …
01/26/2010
LESS Surgery
Introduced in mid-2007, Laparo-Endoscopic Single- Site Surgery (LESS Surgery) has shown itself as one of the most significant innovations in medical technology, and Olympus is …
12/02/2009
MRI helps detect life-threatening pregnancy complication
A study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) revealed that MRI is a highly accurate means of identifying placenta accreta, a …
11/21/2009
TruLight 5520
TruLight 5520 - the world’s first operating theatre (OT) light to provide the ‘adaptive light control plus’ function – is being presented at Medica by Trumpf Medical …
11/21/2009
Logi Flex
Logi Flex, manufactured by the award winning firm Surgical Innovations Ltd, is a flexible laparoscopic device that uses pioneering flex technology to provide surgeons with better …
11/21/2009
Mobile surgical services
The mobile healthcare provider Vanguard Healthcare, which reports unprecedented success in the UK in recent years, is planning to expand into the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, …
11/20/2009
Olympus is offering LESS Surgery
Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS Surgery) is one of the most significant innovations in medical technology. Olympus is now one of the first providers in the world to …
11/12/2009
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most frequently occurring cancers throughout the world, are expected to increase dramatically in the next 10-15 years in …
07/20/2009
Lebermetastasen schonender behandeln
Dr. Lena Maier-Hein aus dem Deutschen Krebsforschungszentrum erhält den Waltraud-Lewenz-Preis 2008 für die Entwicklung eines computergesteuerten Zielsystems, das die …
07/01/2009
EFORT 2009
One of the key topics at the EFORT Congress, held recently in Vienna, was on opportunities offered by computer-aided surgery (CAS) to achieve better results for many orthopaedic …
06/29/2009
Success in using robot-assisted surgery
Robot-assisted surgery can be used to successfully repair abnormal openings between the uterus and the bladder, according to a report by Ashok K. Hemal, M.D., a Wake Forest …
06/10/2009
Minimally-invasive hip surgery benefits patients
According to the WHO, some 3 million people across the world require artificial hips as primary joint replacement surgery. Increasingly, surgeons are using minimally-invasive …
03/27/2009
Furthering education in Europe
Training is critical to the further development of urology across Europe, yet urologists recognise there are gaps in this; so much so that the European Society of Urological …
01/26/2009
New tumour ablation technique in clinical practice
Electroporation is going to widen the spectrum of cancer treatment in the future. While other tumour ablation techniques like cyroablation, radiofrequency ablation and microwave …
12/20/2008
Surgical lights gain LED technology
The popularity of LED lighting units is inevitably increasing because LED light is infrared-free and cool, creating good work conditions for surgeons, and minimising the danger of …
11/20/2008
Computer assisted surgery, a synonym for new techniques being pursued in clinical practice
Surgical interventions are not radically altered by computer assistance but the quality and quantity of diagnostic information is continuously increasing leading to more …
10/29/2008
Virtual coloscopy
ulrich medical has announced the extension of its product portfolio by a CO2 Insufflator for virtual coloscopy by the end of this year. …
10/28/2008
itm Rhenium-PTA/PTCA®
An effective, safe treatment for prophylaxis of restenosis in periphery and cardiology new generation of Endovascular Brachytherapy gains full CE-certification. Constricted …
10/21/2008
Core needle beast biopsies safe for patients taking blood thinners
It is safe to take anticoagulants before core needle breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. …
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