Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer has been shown to be less invasive than open surgery, while maintaining a similar safety level in many clinical trials. Furthermore, there are no significant differences between laparoscopic surgery and open surgery with respect to the long-term outcomes in colon cancer. Thus, laparoscopic surgery has been accepted as one of the standard treatments for...

STUDY DESIGN Randomized trial with a concurrent observational cohort study. OBJECTIVE To compare 8-year outcomes of surgery with nonoperative care for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Surgery for spinal stenosis has been shown to be more effective than nonoperative treatment during 4 years, but longer-term data are less clear. METHODS Surgical candidates from...

INTRODUCTION Many women experience improved sexual function after hysterectomy. However, a sizeable minority of women report worsened sexual function after the surgery, and concerns about the effect of surgery on sexual function are common among women planning to undergo hysterectomy. AIM The present study examined the role of education about the potential sexual consequences of hysterectomy ...

BACKGROUND Robotic surgery was first used in medicine in the 1980s for laparoscopic surgery. Since then, several developments have been made in the use of robotic surgery for patients with head and neck cancer. METHODS A review was performed of the literature on robotic surgery in patients with head and neck cancer. The various sites of application are discussed in depth as well as the functi...