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minimally invasive surgery

A surgical technique that involves several small cuts instead of one large cut on the abdomen. Also called keyhole or laparoscopic surgery….

News: Robotic surgery giving hope to prostate cancer patients

…Hospital and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, and funded by Cancer Council Queensland, found that the advanced robotic technology also offered a safer and minimally invasive option for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer has been rapidly…

Research snapshots – Hospital characteristics and outcomes after oesophagogastric cancer surgery Narendra 2020

…Fawcett J, Leggett B, Leggett C, Tian K, Sklavos T, Smithers BM. Hospital characteristics associated with better ‘quality of surgery’ and survival following oesophagogastric cancer surgery in Queensland: a population-level study. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2020. doi: 10.1111/ans.16397. Read more

laparoscopic surgery

Surgery done through small cuts in the abdomen using a laparoscope (a thin telescopic instrument) for viewing. Also called keyhole surgery.

breast conserving surgery

Surgery to remove part of the breast. Also called a lumpectomy.

endoscopic surgery

A type of surgery for cancers that can be accessed through the nasal cavity. Tissue is removed using an endoscope and no surgical cuts need to be made.

reconstructive surgery

Surgery to rebuild an area of the body that has been damaged….

stereotactic surgery

Surgery done using a computer to guide the surgeon….

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

A type of thoracic surgery performed using a small video camera which is inserted, along with the operating instruments, through separate holes in the chest wall, known as ports….

invasive lobular carcinoma

A cancer that started in the milk lobules but has spread into the normal breast tissue around it.