The world’s first minimally invasive heart bypass procedure — done without cutting open the chest wall — has been performed ...

It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...

For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Minimally invasive surgery is a technique your doctor will use to perform your weight loss surgery. Your surgeon will make small cuts and use a long, thin camera (called a scope) to make your stomach ...

A new trial of a minimally invasive surgical approach to removing the hematoma in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has shown some encouraging results, despite a neutral primary ...

A treatment for early stage cervical cancer that has rapidly gained acceptance in the United States turns out to be worse than standard surgery, according to two studies. The practice, now thrown into ...

Yang Yongguang, head of the 14th batch of the Chinese medical team to Ghana, presents a training session on laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery at an advanced medical training program at ...