Date: Sat, 22. August 2009 05:00:00

SEOUL -- Yonsei University College of Medicine surgeons in Korea say they have treated 200 thyroid cancer patients with a new robot-assisted endoscopic technique. The medical scientists said the minimally invasive operation, which has several technical an

Date: Thu, 12. November 2009 05:00:00

A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the treatment of their disease when t

Date: Fri, 3. April 2009 10:00:00

New research in an Article published Online First and in the May edition of The Lancet Oncology shows that surgeons who operate on patients with prostate cancer find it harder to learn the skills needed to do the surgery with a laparoscope compared with t

Date: Thu, 30. October 2008 04:54:38

AP - Doctors removed a tumor from an East Timorese baby that was almost one-third the child's body weight during a life-saving operation in New Zealand, officials said Thursday.

Date: Tue, 15. July 2008 02:45:41

ST. LOUIS, July 14 (UPI) -- Pediatric eye surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis warn against umbilical cord stem-cell treatment for optic nerve hypoplasia.

Date: Sat, 9. August 2008 19:51:55

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Surgeons in New York say thin celebrities like British actress Keira Knightley are inspiring women to have liposuction on their shoulders.

Date: Sun, 31. October 2010 18:25:40

A new system could help soldiers on battlefields by "printing skin," using the same inkjet technology many consumers have in their home. The system was recently presented at the American College of Surgeons 96th Clinical Congress.

Date: Sun, 31. October 2010 18:25:54

A new system could help soldiers on battlefields by "printing skin," using the same inkjet technology many consumers have in their home. The system was recently presented at the American College of Surgeons 96th Clinical Congress.

Date: Tue, 17. November 2009 15:03:20

AP - A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue.

Date: Tue, 17. November 2009 15:03:20

AP - A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue.