Gastrointestinal cancer surgeons at the UC San Francisco have performed the health system’s 15,000th robotically assisted minimally invasive surgery, making it the first University of California health center to reach this milestone.
A survey of surgeons shows most aren’t in favor of operating on a patient they’ve never seen in person, but many are open to telehealth appointments after a successful operation, though most don't currently offer this option.
Gastrointestinal cancer surgeons at the UC San Francisco have performed the health system’s 15,000th robotically assisted minimally invasive surgery, making it the first University of California health center to reach this milestone. UCSF Health has the busiest robotic surgery program in the UC health system and is the leading academic medical institution for robotic surgeries in the western U.S.
By using AI to assist with cancer contouring, the researchers found predicting the cancer size was 45 times more accurate and consistent than when physicians used only conventional clinical imaging and blood tests to predict the cancer extent.
The da Vinci 5’s biggest innovation is enabling the surgeon’s hands to feel the same amount of pressure used by the robotic instruments.
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions supports earlier findings that indicate that anesthesia is no more hazardous for the brain at higher doses than at lower doses.
Cedars-Sinai has once again earned national recognition as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader.
Press release announcing Ceevra's certification under EU MDR.
The Surgical Infection Society (SIS), the premier organization dedicated to promoting surgical infection control and science, is proud to announce the launch of its Annual Meeting 2024. The event will take place from Wednesday, June 5, through Friday, June 7, in Miami, Florida.
Patients with Cushing’s syndrome who are recovering from surgery and wear a headband that tracks brain activity while they meditate may have less pain and better physical functioning compared with patients not using the device, suggests a study being presented Monday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Boston, Mass.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have paired cutting edge statistical data science with machine learning to yield a better pathway to recovery for spine surgery patients.
The cardiovascular ICU at the University of Mississippi Medical Center developed a simulation training program to improve clinicians’ ability to recognize clinical signs that would prompt an emergency ICU sternotomy for a postoperative cardiac surgery patient and rehearse the high-risk but infrequent procedure.
Announcement of contents of the June 2024 issue of Neurosurgical Focus
The choices that Bruce Gold faced last December to resolve debilitating symptoms from a severely enlarged prostate were to keep using a catheter or have an invasive surgery with unreliable results and a high risk of complications and lingering side effects.
Leading experts in transplant from Penn Medicine will converge in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from June 1-5 for the American Transplant Congress. The event is the Joint Annual meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the American Society of Transplantation.
Undergoing surgery is seldom a pleasant experience, and it can sometimes be highly invasive. Surgical procedures have evolved steadily over the centuries, growing with the knowledge of anatomy and biology.
Announcement of next JNSPG Editor in Chief
ASCO, the largest event in cancer research, is approaching on May 31st. This year's meeting promises to be particularly groundbreaking, with new findings and innovations that could revolutionize cancer treatment.
Indica Labs, an industry leader in AI-powered digital pathology solutions, and Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., a pioneer in whole slide imaging systems, announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a 510(k) clearance to Indica Labs for HALO AP Dx, an enterprise digital pathology platform. HALO AP Dx is indicated for primary diagnosis of surgical pathology slides prepared from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue scanned by the NanoZoomer® S360MD Slide scanner1.
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