Colostomies have traditionally been done with open surgeries, but laparoscopic surgery offers a less invasive option that can help limit pain, recovery time, and possible complications. A laparoscopic ...

Although in the past decade there have been numerous reports on laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer, the majority of these are retrospective. The few published prospective randomized trials ...

Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Means Faster Recovery for Some Cancer Patients If colorectal cancer is found through screening, surgery is quickly scheduled to remove the tumor. The standard open surgery ...

Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

If colorectal cancer is found through screening, surgery is quickly scheduled to remove the tumor. The standard open surgery could take a full week of hospitalization, but a less invasive procedure ...