People may prefer to get screened for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than a colonoscopy. But more than twice as many colorectal cancer deaths would occur with blood-based screening as with ...

Intuitive's da Vinci SP surgical system receives FDA clearance for transanal local resection, enhancing minimally invasive colorectal surgery options. Intuitive, a leader in robotic-assisted surgery, ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. The rise of robotic surgery in colorectal care marks a significant shift in modern medicine. With advancements in technology, surgeons ...

TAMPA, Fla., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AdventHealth Tampa is now the first hospital in the Tampa Bay region to successfully perform a transabdominal colorectal surgery using the da Vinci SP ...

Robotic-assisted surgery is emerging as a viable and increasingly adopted option for emergency colorectal procedures, according to a July 23 study published in the Journal of the American College of ...

Intuitive Surgical’s ISRG early rollout of the da Vinci SP stapler marks a pivotal development in expanding the procedural mix of its single-port (SP) platform. While the SP has gained traction in ...

Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) performed a rare, life-saving surgery to remove a nearly 20-kg tumour from a 43-year-old stage-4 colon cancer patient. The complex, two-stage ...