A review paper by scientists at The Chinese University of Hong Kong summarized the mechanisms related to distal dexterity, variable stiffness (VS), and triangulation in developing transoral robotic ...

The surgical management of tumors involving the ventral skull base presents a profound challenge, traditionally requiring extensive external or transfacial approaches that carry significant cosmetic ...

A new white paper by the American Foregut Society (AFS) summarizes the published outcome data for Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication 2.0 (TIF 2.0) and Concomitant Transoral Incisionless ...

A minimally invasive surgical approach developed by head and neck surgeons has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration. The da Vinci Surgical System has been cleared for TransOral ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive (Nasdaq:ISRG), a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, today announced it has ...

In the article that accompanies this editorial, Ferris et al 12 report the results of ECOG-ACRIN 3311, a randomized phase II trial of transoral surgery and low-dose intensity-modulated radiotherapy in ...

Most patients undergoing conventional thyroid and parathyroid surgeries were eligible for transoral endocrine surgery (TES), researchers reported from a retrospective analysis. Among 1,000 patients ...

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medicare beneficiaries in 10 Midwestern and Northeastern states will soon have reimbursed access to the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF®) procedure ...

The procedure is usually done with the patient under a general anaesthetic. The surgeon usually uses a small camera on a thin, flexible tube to guide a laser through the open mouth. The laser is used ...

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