Nature

Cholangiocarcinoma: current knowledge and future perspectives consensus statement from the European Network for the Study of Cholangiocarcinoma (ENS-CCA)

• Cholangiocarcinomas (CCAs) are a heterogeneous group of bile duct cancers currently classified as intrahepatic (iCCA), perihilar (pCCA) and distal (dCCA) • The most frequent macroscopic ...
Cancer Research UK

Stents to relieve symptoms of bile duct cancer

Bile duct cancer can grow and block your bile duct. A blocked bile duct can make your skin and the white of your eyes turn yellow. This is called jaundice. Jaundice can make you feel unwell. Your ...
Cancer Research UK

Surgery to remove prostate cancer

Surgery is one of the main treatments for prostate cancer. You usually have surgery to remove your prostate gland. This is a radical prostatectomy. A radical prostatectomy is a major operation with ...
The Lancet

Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for middle and low rectal cancer (REAL): short-term outcomes of a multicentre randomised controlled trial

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

Open versus laparoscopic surgery for mid or low rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (COREAN trial): 10-year follow-up of an open-label, non-inferiority ...

aDepartment of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea bDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of ...
IEEE

Towards a Novel Soft Magnetic Laparoscope for Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery

Abstract: In single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), magnetic anchoring and guidance system (MAGS) is a promising technique to prevent clutter in the surgical workspace and provide a larger ...
IEEE

Autonomous Multiple Instruments Tracking for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery With Visual Tracking Space Vector Method

Abstract: The robot-held laparoscope efficiently maintains the stability of the surgical screen in comparison with the laparoscope held by the assistant. The collaboration between the robot-held ...
SciELO

Pheochromocytoma: a long-term follow-up of 24 patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Purpose: Pheochromocytomas are tumors derived from chromaffin cells that often secrete catecholamines and cause hypertension. The clinical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma depends on the presence of ...