Alberta Health Services says a less invasive type of spinal surgery is dramatically reducing recovery time for patients. Doctors at the Foothills Medical Centre started performing endoscopic spine ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

QUEBEC CITY — For eligible patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS-CABG) yielded faster functional recovery and other benefits ...

Pancreatic cancer begins in the pancreas, which is located behind the stomach. It is often difficult to detect early because symptoms typically appear only after the cancer has spread. As a result, it ...

A minimally invasive total knee replacement (TKR) is a procedure to replace the surface of the knee and reconstruct the knee joint. It involves making small cuts with minimal disruption to the ...

Laparoscopic surgery, being minimally invasive, often allows for a quicker recovery compared to open abdominal surgery (laparotomy). Recovery after endometriosis surgery typically takes several weeks ...

Think surgery automatically means spending days in hospital? Not always. Doctors explain how modern techniques are making day ...