The overall mortality risk from an open-heart mitral valve surgery is about 11%, which is about one in nine people based on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed surgical time for an open Latarjet procedure decreased significantly after 15 cases. However, ...

Robot-assisted surgery for bladder cancer will be compared to traditional open surgery in 14 institutions nationwide, thanks to a five-year, $3.1 million National Cancer Institute grant awarded to Dr.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute patient is sharing her lifelong journey with heart disease that has left hospital staff feeling like family. 41-year-old Christin ...

An open surgical approach is preferable to minimally invasive surgery for early-stage cervical cancer and should be considered the standard of care, new data confirm. The current standard surgical ...

Does the complication rate after open vs other types of surgery differ in patients undergoing surgery for gastric cancer? In this retrospective Korean study, the authors examined early results after ...

A simpler alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t last as long as they ...

Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...