CyberKnife radiosurgery progress
In its first year, 450 patients have been treated with CyberKnife - the unique Robotic Radiosurgery System.
Minimal invasive
Quality control in minimally invasive surgery
There is a need for a national institue to co-ordinate education and certification in minimally surgery.
Centralised operating theatre control provides many benefits
Core - the integrated operating theatre concept created by Richard Wolf GmbH, has a modular, networked structure to link various devices in the operating theatre.
Water jet dissection
Five years ago, surgeons at the Lukas Hospital in Neuss, Germany, used water jet dissection for visceral surgery for the first time. Dr Bernhard Lammers, head of the hospital's General and Visceral Surgery Department, describes subsequent experiences with this procedure and possible future developments
IGS
In our last issue we featured the Future Operating Room Project developed at St Olavs Hospital, University Hospital of Trondheim, Norway, a collaboration between the hospital and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. There, highly promising research on navigation is being carried out in co-peration with the research foundation Sintef Health Research. Professor of Surgery Hans O…
Fatal blood clots claim 500,000 EU lives annually
Experts call for screening of surgical and medical patients, and thromboprophylaxis for those at risk.
Integrated operating theatres
This has resulted in the OT concept named core, a system that networks and controls operating theatre (OT) devices.
Carotid stenting: "a feeding frenzy"
Vascular experts urge caution over stent lacement to prevent stroke.
Biotechnology for regenerative surgery
Tissue engineering caused a stir at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Germany Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Nurse-surgeons
Waiting lists, EU limits on working hours, doctor and nursing staff shortages, how could healthcare providers overcome all those hurdles let alone glimpse the winning post ahead?
US skin refrigerants for EU
Ethyl Chloride skin refrigerants made by the Gebauer Company, of Cleveland, Ohio (established over 100 years ago) have received the CE Mark of approval.
Virtual patients for MIS training
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS), carried out through very small incisions, minimises patient trauma and shortens rehabilitation time.
MI treatment forbenign prostatic hyperplasia
An interview with Dr Andre Roggan, head of research and development at Celon AG, and Dr Markus Mueller, consultant at the Urology Clinic at the University Clinic Benjamin Franklin, Free University Berlin. Venue: 1st International Workshop on Radio-frequency Induced Thermotherapy (RFITT) for the treatment of BPH
Minimally invasive endoprosthetics
Early in the history of endoprosthetic hip and knee joint replacements almost exclusively had cement fixations. Now the objective is to replace only the areas of joints actually affected by arthritis and which cause a patient pain.
44th Austrian Surgeons Congress
The Austrian Society for Surgery and associated societies will focus on oncology/MIS,