In 1999, the kidney transplant program began using a new, less invasive technique for living kidney donation, using
endoscopic instruments through very small incisions.
The neuroendoscope also contains channels and ports through which surgeons can insert and maneuver
endoscopic instruments and irrigate the surgical site.
Not exact matches
With his fingers and feet, Sullivan will navigate the four
instruments now inside the patient's body — alternating between the pincer - laden surgical extensions and a 3D
endoscopic camera.
He will induce a state of general anesthesia in a 43 - year - old woman, after which surgeons will remove her gallbladder through a tiny incision in her abdomen, using
endoscopic cameras and surgical
instruments.
The first long - term study of a pioneering
endoscopic laser treatment for early vocal - cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and previously shown to provide optimal voice outcomes, finds that it is as successful as traditional approaches in curing patients» tumors while avoiding the damage to vocal quality caused by radiotherapy or by conventional laser or cold -
instrument surgery.
Da Vinci, which costs about $ 2 million and received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 2000, allows surgeons to manipulate laparoscopic
instruments and an
endoscopic camera attached to four robotic arms.
Our doctors are skilled in
endoscopic techniques and have the
instruments necessary to perform specialized
endoscopic procedures such as:
Prepare and care for the Medical
instruments and equipment used during
endoscopic procedures and adhering to infection control measures