Obstetrics & gynaecology
Are painful periods normal?
The experience of having periods varies between women. They can be light and completely painless for some, but completely debilitating for others.
Feb 6, 2017
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News tagged with keyhole surgery
Surgery
Exercise as effective as surgery for middle aged patients with knee damage
Exercise therapy is as effective as surgery for middle aged patients with a common type of knee injury known as meniscal tear (damage to the rubbery discs that cushion the knee joint), finds a study in The BMJ this week.
Jul 20, 2016
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Surgery
British cancer op streamed in virtual reality 'world first'
A British surgeon livestreamed a cancer operation using virtual reality technology on Thursday, in what he said was a world first that would help in training and allow doctors to advise on operations remotely.
Apr 14, 2016
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Surgery
World's first soft-robotic surgery on a human body
A team of roboticists, engineers and surgeons at King's College London have for the first time operated on a human body using a soft surgical robot as part of keyhole surgery, with the aim of dramatically improving future ...
Dec 31, 2015
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Surgery
Are robot surgeons in the operating theatre as safe as they could be?
A study has revealed that robotic surgery was involved in 144 deaths and 1,391 injuries in the US during a 14-year period. While this may seem a cause for concern, considering there were 1.7m operations carried out during ...
Jul 28, 2015
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Surgery
Benefit of knee surgery for middle aged or older patients 'inconsequential', say experts
The benefit of surgery for middle aged or older patients with persistent knee pain is inconsequential and such surgery is potentially harmful, say researchers in a study published in The BMJ this week.
Jun 16, 2015
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Surgery
Cutting the liver piece by piece
New surgical methods give hope to patients with cancer that has spread from the intestine to the liver. The disease can be changed from terminal to chronic by cutting the liver piece by piece using keyhole surgery.
Aug 25, 2014
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Surgery
Delft training system for keyhole surgery provides greater insight into forces
Keyhole surgery is particularly difficult, so good training for surgeons is essential. Tim Horeman has improved several aspects of this training. He has demonstrated that force and motion measurements give an objective assessment ...
Apr 2, 2014
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Surgery
New study to revolutionise indications for knee surgery
Finnish researchers have shown that one of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is unnecessary. Keyhole surgeries of the knee are useless for patients whose knee complaints are due to joint abnormalities ...
Dec 27, 2013
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Surgery
Marking ten years of surgical robots (in a theatre near you)
A spider-like robot moves over an anaesthetised patient, deftly making controlled incisions with flexible arms while a surgeon sitting a couple of metres away peers through a console offering highly-magnified, high definition, ...
Nov 18, 2013
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