A study in the Archives of Surgery found that morbidity and mortality were elevated among elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, emphasizing the need for quality improvement initiatives ...

The microbiome refers to all the microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, archaea) that live within and on the body. Research has found differences between the gut microbiota of individuals with certain ...

Surgical care has undergone a steady yet powerful transformation over the past decade, driven by rapid advancements in medical technology. Among these, robotic surgery has emerged as a major milestone ...

Healthgrades recently released its rankings of the top hospitals for gastrointestinal surgery. To determine the rankings, Healthgrades used Medicare patient outcome data from the CMS provider analysis ...

The UAB Division of Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgery has received reaccreditation for an additional three years as a fellowship program specializing in advanced GI surgery, minimally invasive surgery ...

Archbold recently introduced da Vinci 5, the most powerful and fully integrated da Vinci system available. This advancement, the result of a decade of research, is designed to transform surgery and ...

Pediatric medical errors occur most frequently in gynecological and gastrointestinal surgery, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University published in the Archives of Surgery. The study looked ...

ESD is performed with a thin, flexible endoscope inserted through the mouth or rectum. Using miniature tools, clinicians inject fluid to lift a precancerous or early cancer lesion from surrounding ...

Doctors are using endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) to remove some early gastrointestinal tumors without making external cuts, a shift that can speed recovery and keep organs intact when cancers ...