Whether a midline or transverse incision is used in abdominal surgery depends mainly on the disease, anatomy and potential effects on wound healing, pain and postoperative complications.

The type of surgery for ovarian cysts depends on the nature of the disease, age of the patient, and the patient’s desire to have children. The advantage of an abdominal incision are that the ...

A Cuban woman residing in Havana is making an urgent plea for help to undergo surgery for a massive hernia in her abdomen.

A 60-year-old man from the Cadillac area has become the first patient in Michigan to receive a state-of-the-art aerosolized cancer treatment, performed by Henry Ford Health surgical oncologist Dr.

This column describes a ventral abdominal approach for castration in ... for the rat and predispose to complications at the incision site. An alternative to the intradermal suture is to apply ...

Thus, there are no large incisions on the abdomen for removal of the specimen or for staplers. Recovery from the procedure usually involves a one-night stay in the hospital. Recovery from the ...

The type of procedure used depends on the individual patient and her condition. Abdominal hysterectomy. An incision is made in the lower abdomen to reach the uterus, resulting in longer healing time ...

Women report less pain after a laparoscopic procedure than the abdominal incision procedure. After surgery a woman may feel some discomfort. The degree of discomfort varies and is generally ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Tubal ligation reversal (microsurgical tubal reanastomosis) is a surgical procedure ...