Hernia: Keyhole surgery is no better than a standard op - Laparoscopic – or keyhole - surgery is the new, less invasive method that allows the patient to leave the hospital after just a few days.

Keyhole surgery - Recently, minimally invasive, or keyhole, surgery (laparoscopy see ... ...

Keyhole surgery - The doctor as video games player - Surgeons are rushing in to try their hand at minimally invasive operations without proper training or understanding of when they are appropriate. ...

Case study: Risks of Keyhole surgery - In August 1991 I underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of the gall bladder via keyhole surgery) and shortly afterward experienced pain on...

Gallbladder cancer linked to keyhole surgery - Keyhole surgery can trigger gallbladder cancer or cause it to recur, researchers have found. The procedure, known as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, whi...

Hrt: new evidence shows link with endometrial cancer - The safety of unopposed low potency oestrogens, prescribed to treat urogenital symptoms in post menopausal women, is once again being questioned in n...

Keyhole: test for competence - Established surgeons will have to work for a certificate of competence before they can practise keyhole surgery. The move follows growing numbers of c...

Hrt new evidence of cancer risks - A major re-analysis of the worldwide evidence linking breast cancer with HRT has concluded that the risk of the disease increased in women using HRT a...