Abstract: Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) has been widely investigated and developed as a routine and preferred minimally invasive surgery (MIS) because of enhanced operational precision ...

OBJECTIVE: To report our experience with laparoscopic-assisted nephroureterectomy for upper tract transitional cell carcinomas after radical cystectomy and urinary diversion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ...

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2 National Clinical Research Center ...

Abstract: This letter presents a novel approach to multi-axis force-sensing in laparoscopic surgery. It requires no modification to the surgical instrument and is therefore adaptable to different ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a ...

A woman in her 20s presented to the emergency department with a one day history of severe lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. Her previous menstrual period was 5 weeks earlier. She was not ...

To convert the values for bilirubin to micromoles per liter, multiply by 17.1. To convert the values for lactic acid to milligrams per deciliter, divide by 0.1110. To convert the values for urea ...

aDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China bDepartment of Biostatistics, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China cShanghai Engineering ...

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was admitted to a private hospital in Srinagar after developing an abdominal infection earlier this week. National Conference leaders confirmed ...

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was hospitalised on Saturday after developing an abdominal infection. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah developed an infection in ...