Da Vinci robotic system gives doctors a high-tech set of hands Nov 12, 2008
They make small 1-to-2 centimeter incisions through a laparoscope, rather the large incisions required with open surgeries. About 700 da Vinci systems are in use in the U.S., including 19 in Wisconsin, and more than 200 elsewhere in the world. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Sea turtle surprise: It's a boy! Nov 7, 2008
Wyneken used an instrument called a laparoscope, a large hypodermic needle used in knee surgery, to see the palm-size turtles' sex organs. The turtles hardly noticed. (Florida Today)
Loggerhead release to provide vital information to scientific community Nov 4, 2008
will release "FeeBee' and 'Milton,' two juvenile loggerhead sea turtles raised in captivity, into the Indian... BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Thursday, November 6, 2008, Dr. Kirt Rusenko, Marine Conservationist, and staff from Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton will release two juvenile loggerhead sea turtles raised in captivity into the Indian River Lagoon near Sebastian Inlet. The loggerheads, dubbed Milton and FeeBee, hatched on Boca Raton's beaches in July 2002 and were part of a sex ratio study... (EurekAlert!)
Hundreds of stones removed from Dalai Lama's gallbladder Oct 11, 2008
The team then inserted a laparoscope and a miniature video camera which gave a close-up view of the organs and tissues. The surgeons then carefully separated the gallbladder from the liver and bile ducts. (Times of India)
Albany Med introduces new surgical technique Oct 3, 2008
In traditional laparoscopic surgery, a telescopic rod connected to a video camera, or laparoscope, is inserted through a small incision in the abdomen. Three-to-five additional incisions are then made and used as ports, where the other necessary surgical instruments are inserted. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Weighing the risks Sep 22, 2008
Both surgeries can be done with minimal invasiveness using a laparoscope and miniature tools inserted through small cuts in the abdomen. Varied guidelines. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fertility Surgeries for Women Aug 3, 2008
The doctor will need to insert a light and the laparoscope into your abdomen for access to your uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries ... Additional surgical instruments may be used in conjunction with the laparoscope to aid in resolving endometriosis, destructive cysts, scar tissue, or other features that may have a direct effect on your ability to conceive. (Suite101.com)
Korle-Bu to commence Laparoscopy course Jul 26, 2008
Accra, July 25, GNA - The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on Friday received six laparoscope towers and its accessories worth 160,000 Euros from Karl Storz University, Michigan, US, to kick-start a Laparoscopy course ... The key element in Laparoscopic surgery is the use of a laparoscope, which is telescopic rod lens system that is usually connected to a video camera. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Gundersen surgeons will get some help from robots Jul 22, 2008
Dr. Marvin Van Every, another Gundersen Lutheran urologist, said the technology allows him to perform surgery using high-resolution 3-D images with 10 times the magnification of traditional open surgery and very small, 1- to 2-centimeter incisions through a laparoscope, rather than the large incision required with open surgeries. This is patient-driven, and time and money will be saved, Van Every said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Provides Better Results Jul 16, 2008
Obesity surgery, also called bariatric surgery, is growing in popularity and more and more of these operations are being done using a laparoscope, note co-authors Dr. Wendy E. Weller, from the University at Albany in New York, and Dr. Carl Rosati, from Albany Medical Center. This is done by placing one or more small incisions in the abdomen, through which a hollow tube is inserted. (Newsmax)
ANOTHER OPTION: Two local OB-GYN surgeons perform total laparoscopic hysterectomies Jul 8, 2008
The recently developed procedure uses a laparoscope, a fiber optic instrument that is inserted into the abdomen through a small incision. The laparoscope allows gynecologists to examine the inside of the abdomen and guide the surgical procedure while removing the uterus and cervix. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
New Treatment Patch For Traveler's Diarrhea Jun 13, 2008
This study suggests that transcutaneous immunisation with LT in a patch could protect travellers against this common, debilitating ailment but the recorded efficacy will need confirmation in a phase III trial," they conclude. Use of a patch containing heat-labile toxin from Escherichia coli against travellers' diarrhoea: a phase II, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled field trial Sarah A Frech, Herbert L DuPont, A Louis Bourgeois, Robin McKenzie, Jaime Belkind-Gerson, Jose F Figueroa,... (Medical News Today)
Mixed outcomes in laparoscopy for prostates May 28, 2008
The laparoscope is a slender tube that allows the surgeon to see inside the body. Most minimally invasive prostate operations are robot assisted. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
gold standard Apr 23, 2008
The view is in three dimensions versus the two for a laparoscope and gives a doctor the sensation of almost being inside the human body. It s natural and intuitive, Gluck said. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Hysterectomies: Your Questions Answered Apr 5, 2008
A: Visualization is actually magnified with a laparoscope. Many gynecological oncologists (cancer specialists) are offering laparoscopic approaches even when there is known cancer. (CBS News)
South Africa elephants get birth control Dec 13, 2007
(Their testicles are located deep in the body, on either side of the spine, requiring a specially made laparoscope for the operation. . (Los Angeles Times)
Doctor's case highlights flaws in VA oversight system Oct 28, 2007
Byron Taylor, the lawyer who represented Whitney, said he believes that Veizaga-Mendez's problems began in the 1990s as he started to perform minimally invasive surgeries, which are done using surgical tools and a miniature video camera called a laparoscope that are inserted through small incisions. Taylor said Veizaga-Mendez successfully repaired Whitney's hernia in 1981 using a standard 6-inch incision that allowed the surgeon to see the injury more easily. (Boston Globe -- Local)
The doctor is now in Oct 10, 2007
The surgeon uses the incisions to insert a laparoscope, a small telescope connected to a tiny video camera. The camera transmits a picture to a video monitor that the surgeon uses to guide the instruments during the surgery. (Niles Star, MI)
Do you need that hysterectomy? Oct 9, 2007
A laparoscope allows the surgeon to view the patient's pelvic organs. It is inserted into the abdomen through one of several small incisions, along with additional instruments that can also be used to remove the uterus (a total laparoscopic hysterectomy) and treat any additional pelvic abnormalities," says Dr Kalian. Dr Kalian warns however that in South Africa, very few gynaecologists have received adequate training to perform this technique. What are the risks? Patients are strongly advised to... (iAfrica.com)
Gastric bypass and banding surgeries gaining on weight loss problems Aug 20, 2007
In addition, fewer complications from the surgery are prompting more operations, says Scott, who was one of the pioneers in using the laparoscope for the surgery ... Eagon, who performs only gastric bypass surgery, uses the laparoscope for 65 percent of his surgeries. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Surgery saves New Salem man's lone kidney Jul 19, 2007
The surgery on the kidney works by inserting a laparoscope, which is a tubelike medical instrument, into the abdomen. Through the laparoscope, special needles are inserted into the tumor that inject it with gases that can freeze the cells ... Hurt has two scars, about 2 inches long, where the laparoscope was inserted. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Tube-tying procedure not be permanent in some cases Jul 3, 2007
It's performed using a fiberoptic laparoscope through a small abdominal incision under general anesthesia. If a large amount of fallopian tube was destroyed by the original tubal operation, that won't interfere with reconnecting the two ends. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Health Highlights: June 24, 2007 Jun 25, 2007
And over the years, surgeons have developed techniques to reduce the problem, using a laparoscope to make a much smaller incision. But now, reports the Associated Press, comes ball bladder removal with no abdominal incision, because the organ is removed through the patient's mouth. (Forbes)
* Jury still out on cancer-fighting `knife': TMUH Jun 24, 2007
Either in conjunction with traditional surgery or through "keyhole surgery" performed with a laparoscope, the argon-helium knife works by freezing the tumor with a blast of liquid argon-helium gas. "We can destroy an area of up to 8cm in diameter, cooling the tumor to as much as minus 260oC," Huang said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
A noble, if odd, calling: Saving whale droppings Jun 19, 2007
An elephant's testicle is, ah, very big and tough and explains why veterinarian Mark Stetter, who works at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida, invented a four-foot-long fiber-optic laparoscope tied to a video monitor. He needs it to sterilize randy elephant, especially in African wildlife parks, where the animals have been breeding way too quickly. (Orlando Sentinel)
First-Ever Robotic Pancreatectomy Successful Jun 2, 2007
During surgery, physicians inserted the laparoscope and robotic arms of the da Vinci surgical system through five small incisions in the patient's abdomen. The pancreas was then removed through a two-inch incision. (Science Daily)
Robots and Laptops Feb 8, 2007
The surgeon performs the procedure by making a small incision in the abdominal wall through which an instrument called a laparoscope is placed. The laparoscope is connected to a fibre optic cable system, which lights the operating field and to a video camera, which gives the surgeon a complete view of all of the organs and structures in the abdomen and pelvis. (Fox News)
