A research team at Tohoku University, in collaboration with Denka Company Limited and U-A Corporation, has developed a ...

Traditional flexible endoscopy has been limited to the confines of the gastrointestinal lumen; however, recent developments involving transluminal access to intra-abdominal structures hold the ...

OmniVision Technologies (OVT), a developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced from this week’s Medical Design & Manufacturing East (MD&ME) expo in New York City a collaboration ...

A common cause for missed days at work or a trip to the emergency room is the intense back and leg pain that comes from a pinched nerve in the lower back. How does this happen? What are the treatment ...

The spine is the central axis of our body, extending from the neck to the back, waist, hips, and tail, and is composed of a total of 33 bones. It supports the main skeleton and protects internal ...

Your doctor uses a long flexible tube (endoscope) with a tiny camera and light on the end to look inside your stomach. They remove the abnormal area by passing special instruments through the tube.

Whether you are experiencing lower back pain or leg numbness, or if you have a painful herniated disc, there is an “ultra minimally invasive” spine surgery option that uses even smaller incisions that ...