LIMA — Dr. Lance Workman is the newest general surgeon for Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center. Workman finished his ...

The word "laparoscopy" means to look inside with a special camera or scope. Surgery done with the aid of these cameras is known as laparoscopic, keyhole, porthole, or minimally invasive surgery.

Laparoscopic gallbladder removal is a minimally invasive surgery in which small incisions and specialized tools are used to remove a diseased or inflamed gallbladder. Normal digestion is possible ...

Postoperative haemorrhage can appear unexpectedly even after routine appendicectomy, especially in patients with ...

When someone is told they need surgery, one of the first questions that often comes to mind is How painful will it be, and ...

Laparoscopy is a type of surgery that gets its name from the laparoscope, a slender tool that has a tiny video camera and light on the end. When a surgeon inserts it through a small cut into your body ...

A new national survey of first-year fellows in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (FMIGS) has revealed significant gaps ...

We randomly assigned men with inguinal hernias at 14 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers to either open mesh or laparoscopic mesh repair. The primary outcome was recurrence of hernias at two years.