Rebecca Jones, 24, claims she woke up during abdominal surgery and felt every cut of the surgeon s knife.

Minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer called video-assisted thoracic surgery or VATS is a relatively new procedure performed almost exclusively at academic centers. Now, a preliminary study is giving surgeons an early look at its benefits.

Children under the age of three who had hernia surgery showed almost twice the risk of behavioral or developmental problems later compared to children who had not undergone the surgery.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno may have hip replacement surgery after the regular season.

The use of cardiopulmonary bypass does not cause short-term neurological problems in children and teenagers after surgery for less complex heart defects, according to pediatric researchers. The new finding contrasts favorably with previous studies that showed adverse neurological effects after newborn surgery for more complex heart conditions.

St. Louis Blues defenceman Erik Johnson will miss the rest of the season following surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee.

Women who get pregnant after weight-loss surgery tend to be healthier and less likely to deliver a baby born with complications compared to obese women, researchers said on Tuesday.

Minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer called video-assisted thoracic surgery or VATS is a relatively new procedure performed almost exclusively at academic centers. Now, a preliminary study is giving surgeons an early look at its benefits.

A Vietnamese orphan in Halifax with a benign, disfiguring facial tumour is preparing for a surgery this week at Children s Hospital Boston to reduce the size of the growth.

Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to an article in the British Journal of Surgery.

Advanced age and race are among the factors that can affect whether a patient dies or suffers a stroke after carotid-artery surgery, a multicenter study has found.

Practitioners of keyhole surgery may soon have new tools at their disposal, such as a mechanical snake that enters the body through the mouth or rectum.

People with chronic heartburn should be considered for early surgery to prevent a lifetime of pills, NHS research suggests.

Three months after withdrawing from the men s 110-metre event at the Beijing Summer Olympics, Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will have foot surgery in the United States.

Children under the age of three who had hernia surgery showed almost twice the risk of behavioral or developmental problems later compared to children who had not undergone the surgery.

Tampa Bay center fielder B.J. Upton had surgery on his left shoulder this week and the Rays expect him to be ready by opening day.

A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared with pregnant women who are obese, according to a new study.

Imagine a scenario where doctors from different hospitals can collaborate on a surgery without having to actually be in the operating room. What if doctors in remote locations could receive immediate expert support from top specialists in hospitals around the world? Rochester Institute of Technology is collaborating with a team led by the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine that recently tested technology, which allows for the transmission of high quality, real time video to multiple locations.

Patients whose nose has been destroyed by a tumor or injury carry a severe psychological and social burden. Esthetic reconstruction ranges among the most challenging tasks in plastic surgery. Researchers have presented the different options for nasal reconstruction surgery.

Goaltender Martin Brodeur, who has played every minute of each New Jersey Devils game this season until he was injured Saturday night, will undergo surgery Thursday morning.