The aim of this multicenter study was to determine whether interrupted sutures were better than or inferior to continuous sutures for closing an upper midline abdominal incision. A total of 625 ...

Surgeries performed with specialized medical devices requiring only small incisions, called laparoscopic surgery, have many advantages over traditional open surgery, including less pain, fewer ...

To discuss the growing challenge of surgery in the rapidly enlarging geriatric population, the American College of Surgeons together with The American Geriatrics Society sponsored a half-day session ...

A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot or opening in the muscle or tissue that ...

I have a benign lesion on my liver that needs to be removed. My surgeon said he would use robotic-assisted surgery. Can you ...

A hysterectomy — the removal of your uterus — is a major surgical procedure that triggers lasting physical changes. This surgery was traditionally done through an incision in your abdomen.