Robotic surgery typically involves smaller incisions than traditional open surgery, resulting in less trauma to the body. This reduces the risk of infection and scarring, and patients often ...

Robotics technology enables high-definition, 3D visualisation of the surgical site, allowing the transplant team to achieve ...

Minimally invasive surgery uses tiny cuts in the skin — or no cuts at all — rather than the larger cuts often needed in traditional surgery (also called open surgery). There are many kinds of ...

Minimally invasive hand and wrist surgery refers to treatment of bone and soft tissue injuries without the need for traditional open incisions. Instead, with the aid of various tools and techniques, ...

The type of heart problem corrected during open heart surgery can include the heart muscle, arteries, valves and other structures. Depending on the type of surgery, the heart may or may not be opened.

Traditional open surgery involves making an 8-20 inch incision in the flank or abdomen, and in many cases removing a rib. Postoperative pain and numbness near the wound site can interfere with ...

In this procedure surgeons remove most or all of the affected synovium, either in a traditional, open surgery or using arthroscopy. Best candidates: People with limited cartilage damage in the ...

Awan says. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release can be completed with, at most, a 1-centimeter incision at the wrist, as opposed to the 2- to 3-centimeter incision down the palm that’s required in ...

This is a thin, lighted tube with a camera and small tools attached. Much smaller cuts are made to the baby’s head and scalp in endoscopic surgery than in traditional (open) surgery. See ...

Surgery is generally the first line treatment for localized kidney cancer (cancer that has not spread). Removal of kidney tumors can be done using larger open incisions or through minimally invasive ...