People may prefer to get screened for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than a colonoscopy. But more than twice as many colorectal cancer deaths would occur with blood-based screening as with ...

Intuitive's da Vinci SP surgical system receives FDA clearance for transanal local resection, enhancing minimally invasive colorectal surgery options. Intuitive, a leader in robotic-assisted surgery, ...

Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

The cost of implementing an innovative quality improvement program that helps colorectal surgery patients recover faster is more than offset by savings from their reduced lengths of stay at hospitals ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. The rise of robotic surgery in colorectal care marks a significant shift in modern medicine. With advancements in technology, surgeons ...

The rate of adults who died within 30 days of colorectal surgery dropped from 4.3 percent in 2008 to 2.9 percent in 2017, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Patient Safety ...

Intuitive Surgical’s ISRG second-quarter 2025 update placed a spotlight on the expanding clinical scope of its Single-Port (SP) platform, with colorectal surgery emerging as a key frontier. The ...

TAMPA, Fla., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AdventHealth Tampa is now the first hospital in the Tampa Bay region to successfully perform a transabdominal colorectal surgery using the da Vinci SP ...

Building on its success, Apollo, the world’s largest vertically integrated healthcare provider, has expanded its dedicated robotic colorectal surgery programme across 6 cities - Chennai, Hyderabad, ...