Background and Objectives Endonasal endoscopic laser dacryocystorhinostomy is now a well established, effective approach to relieve nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Whereas attempts have been made to ...

Recent advances in endoscopic imaging technology have enabled the visualization of early-stage cancer and its precursors in the gastrointestinal tract. Chromoendoscopy, magnifying endoscopy, ...

Doctors insert an endoscope with an emergent laser beam at its head end into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to inspect and even perform microsurgery such as treating and excising lesions. They ...

Dr. Carl Spivak, M.D., is a neurosurgeon specializing in interventional pain and minimally invasive spine surgery at Hackettstown Medical Center Q: What is endoscopic laser spine surgery? A: ...

Cancer surgery could become safer thanks to a new technology developed in Jena, Germany: An interdisciplinary research team has developed an innovative endoscope that can precisely identify and ...

Percutaneous endoscopic laser balloon pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation (AF) aims to maintain normal heart rhythm. It uses laser ablation to isolate the electrical impulses originating ...

Symptomatic cervical disc prolapse occurs when one or more of the spinal discs in the neck bursts and pushes against the spinal cord or nerve roots that run through the backbone. It can cause pain in ...