This editorial will serve as both a technical review for Jayne et al's article published in this issue on the long-term results of the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (UK MRC) Conventional ...

To what extent does laparoscopic surgery impose strain on a surgeon’s body? The authors surveyed 2000 laparoscopic surgeons, of whom 317 (16%) surgeons supplied information about physical symptoms ...

Laparoscopic hernia repair is similar to other laparoscopic procedures. General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so ...

James "Butch" Rosser, MD, FACS, is a surgeon at Florida Hospital Celebration Health who specializes in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. Rosser, 59, has worked on studies that have found that ...

A randomized multi-centre trial comparing the cost-effectiveness of two surgical techniques for the repair of incisional hernias: laparoscopic vs. conventional open repair. The following patients will ...

Shomaf Nakhjo, DO, is a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic surgery at Newton Medical Center. Q: What is the difference between laparoscopic and regular ...

When Dr. Josh Roller arrived in Northwest Arkansas in 2007, bariatric surgery was viewed with skepticism. Nearly two decades later, Roller has performed more than 13,000 weight-loss surgeries, and ...