Robotic liver surgery can be a safe outpatient procedure, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. In fact, 8% of the patients sampled in the analysis were discharged to go home on the same day.
Marking a new era of non-invasive medical interventions, the Northwell Health Cancer Institute is investing $1.2 million in the development of cutting-edge histotripsy technology to treat some liver cancer tumors without surgery. This innovative approach uses targeted ultrasound beams to create microbubbles within tumors, effectively disrupting and destroying diseased cells without the need for incisions.
