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Experience and Expertise Makes Retroperitoneal Approach an Option for Renal Surgery
Robot-assisted renal surgery using retroperitoneal access requires substantial technical expertise and experience, and the urologic oncology team at Fox Chase Cancer Center is one of few local centers of excellence that offers it as a treatment option.
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Minimally Invasive Liver Resection Wins Favor
Johns Hopkins SurgeryApril 9, 2015
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ROBOTIC SURGERY IN GYNECOLOGY
Robotic surgical technology, and speci cally the da Vinci® System represents the most significant advancement in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of this decade.
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A Less Invasive Approach with a Twist
Pediatrician - Special Surgery Edition October 9, 2015
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Pivotal Clinical Trials Advancing Rectal Cancer Treatment
Clinical trials in colorectal surgery — the TIMING and OPRA trials — are drastically improving treatments and outcomes for advanced rectal cancer patients.
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A ‘Revolution’ in Robot-Assisted Surgery for Pediatric Patients at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Pediatric surgeon Alejandro Garcia remembers a teenage patient who was having increasing problems with myasthenia gravis.
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Johns Hopkins Among Highest-Volume Centers Nationally for Adrenal Surgery
With a multidisciplinary approach, endocrine surgeons and colleagues at Johns Hopkins offer spectrum of treatments.
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AAGL 2012: THUNDERBEAT Advanced Energy Platform
These presentations highlight the use of advanced energy devices, cutting-edge visualization devices, single-incision procedures in gynecology practice and why the chosen technology has improved each surgeon's practice. Each presentation includes clinical video footage, procedural tips and techniques employed by the surgeon.
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CT Surgery Fall 2017
In this issue, we celebrate the accomplishments of our growing department and provide updates on upcoming events, clinical trials, and research initiatives. We welcome Christopher Sciortino, MD, PhD, surgical director, UPMC Advanced Heart Failure Center and are excited to share his plans for the UPMC Heart Transplant Program. In addition, we share the expertise of Jose Pedro da Silva, MD, surgical director, Center for Valve Therapy, Heart Institute at Children?s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and his work in treating Ebstein?s anomaly in the pediatric patient. We are also pleased to highlight the ongoing collaboration between the Division of Lung Transplant/Lung Failure and the Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery to provide robotic-assisted surgery techniques to patients with gastroesophageal reflux. Lastly, we discuss the challenges associated with reoperative esophageal surgery and the work our experts are doing to meet and exceed these challenges.
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Trying the Sleeve on For Size
Pediatrician - Special Surgery Edition October 9, 2015
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ERCP Advancing Quality and Reducing Risks
Immanuel K.H. Ho, MD, examines procedural competence in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the context of safety and avoidable risk.
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Leading in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Surgical Safety and Quality
The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics helps set national standards for minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. Plus, learn about the novel patient-prioritization tool the team developed during the COVID-19 pandemic.