Single-incision surgery repertoire expands to treat colorectal conditions

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 08:31 in Health & Medicine

(Medical Xpress) -- A minimally invasive “bellybutton” surgery technique already used to remove smaller organs like the gallbladder and appendix has now been adapted to allow URMC surgeons to excise much larger organs – like the colon, which in many adults measures almost five feet long.

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