With robotic-assisted systems, it is possible to operate by the keyhole technique even in complex anatomical areas: one of the latest is in the liver and abdominal area, considered one of the most difficult and riskiest. Read about how robotic surgery is extending the use of conventional laparascopy in the operating theatres.
Also in the issue are stories about a trial treatment for advanced liver cancer; how mid-brain tissue that is developed in the lab functions very much like the real thing, boosting research into Parkinson’s disease; a medical superglue that seals varicose veins; how low blood pressure when suddenly standing up can put the elderly at risk of fainting or falling down; and how to avoid golf injuries.
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