Latest General surgery Stories
Dr. Alexander Rosemurgy and Dr. Sharona Ross successfully performed their first Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy, otherwise known as the “Whipple Procedure” using the da Vinci Surgical System. Tampa, Fl (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Florida Hospital Tampa is among an elite group of hospitals across the United States offering fully robotic Whipple surgery with Dr. Alexander Rosemurgy and Dr. Sharona Ross. The operation, also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy, is the most common surgical treatment...
A new study suggests that surgery for appendicitis that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to traditional appendectomies. Published early online in the British Journal of Surgery, the findings indicate that larger studies to test the potential of the procedure are warranted. An experimental, minimally invasive, and scarless surgical procedure for appendicitis called transgastric appendicectomy avoids the use of external incisions and causes less pain...
Device to Debut at 80th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Invuity, a leading developer of advanced visualization devices to optimize minimally invasive surgeries, today debuted its Eigr((TM)) Saber Waveguide with Yankauer suction at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting. Invuity will showcase this innovative technology to leading surgeons at exhibitor booth 455 throughout the 80th...
Conference Call and Webcast scheduled for March 26, 2013, 4:30 p.m. ET CASTLE ROCK, Colo., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Venaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY), an in vitro diagnostic company focused on obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its rapid, protein biomarker-based appendicitis test, APPY1, today announced it will provide a fourth quarter business update on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. ET. The conference call will be hosted by Steve Lundy, Chief Executive Officer;...
Market Development Efforts to be Initiated in Italy and Turkey CASTLE ROCK, Colo., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Venaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY), an in vitro diagnostic company focused on obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its CE-Marked blood-based appendicitis test, APPY1, today announced it has executed two additional commercial development agreements as part of the initial phase of the European launch. MOSS S.p.A. of Italy and SAVAS Medikal Inc. of Turkey have committed to...
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Venaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY), an in vitro diagnostic company focused on obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its blood-based appendicitis test, APPY1, today announced that it will present at the 25th Annual ROTH Conference, to be held March 17-20, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA. Steve Lundy, President and CEO of Venaxis, will provide an overview of the Company's business during his live...
Due to a recent nationwide shortage in trauma care, Santa Rosa Orthopaedics’ (SRO, http://www.srortho.com) surgeons Frederick Bennett, MD, and Nathan Ehmer, DO, now serve as the on-call traumatologists for two out of every three shifts at the only level II trauma center between San Francisco and Oregon, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (SRMH). Drs. Bennett and Ehmer explain the invaluable medical service that trauma centers bring to their surrounding communities, and they provide physician...
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Venaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY), an in vitro diagnostic company focused on obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its blood-based appendicitis test, APPY1, today announced that Steve Lundy, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at RetailInvestorConferences.com. DATE: February 7, 2013 TIME: 10:00 AM EST LINK: www.retailinvestorconferences.com > Click red "register /watch event now" button...
Dr. Keith Hanna, MD, F.A.C.S., of Marietta Plastic Surgery, was recently voted to be president-elect of the Georgia Society of Plastic Surgeons (GSPS), a professional organization committed to advancing the science of plastic surgery. Open only to board-certified plastic surgeons, the GSPS gives plastic surgeons throughout Georgia an opportunity to share information on best practices, further advancing the level of plastic surgery care within the state. Marietta, Geogia (PRWEB) January...
CAESAREA, Israel, January 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtual Ports Ltd [http://www.virtual-ports.com ]. announced today the receipt of three additional patents covering two of its core products: the EndoGrab(TM) and the EndoClear(TM). Two new patents, one in the U.S. and one in Japan, cover the method, concept, and design of the EndoGrab(TM) device. The EndoGrab(TM), which has already been used in more than 10,000 laparoscopic surgeries worldwide, allows surgeons to...
Latest General surgery Reference Libraries
General surgery is a specialty that concentrates on the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and the thyroid gland. This specialty also deals with skin, breast, soft tissue and hernia related diseases. General Surgeons have the opportunity to subspecialize in one or more of the following: Trauma Surgery: Trauma surgery is the specialty that performs invasive procedures for physical injuries in an emergency. This subspecialty holds the...
A laparoscopy is an invasive surgical procedure used in abdominal area but is much less invasive than the preceding methods. Small incisions are made in the abdomen or pelvic area in which the camera and tools are introduced to perform the surgery or inspect the area. The method before the laparoscopy involved cutting open the area completely with longer healing time and more complications. Although in the pediatric populations, abscesses have a tendency to form around the incision sites....
