A wound can open up again after surgery, which is called dehiscence. Evisceration happens when internal organs come out through an open wound. Report any break in a surgical wound to your doctor right ...

Mohs surgery is a highly specialized technique for treating skin cancer. Johns Hopkins dermatologic surgeon Elise Ng, M.D., explains the procedure. Mohs surgery is a precise and effective surgical ...

Abstract: We have developed a novel, highly articulated robotic surgical system to enable minimally invasive intrapericardial interventions through a subxiphoid approach and have performed preliminary ...

Abstract: This paper presents 800-$\mu \text{m}$ thick, biocompatible sensing skins composed of arrays of pressure sensors. The arrays can be configured to conform to the surface of medical ...

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) surgery is a two-step procedure that treats certain cancers in the abdomen. Cancerous tumors are surgically removed, and then heated chemotherapy ...

Characterization and analytical techniques are methods used to identify, isolate or quantify chemicals or materials, or to characterize their physical properties. They include microscopy, light or ...