Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCPs) performed on patients in the left lateral or supine position had shorter procedure times, largely due to reduced endotracheal intubation rates, ...
A theory that colonoscopies go better when patients are positioned on their right side rather than the left failed to win support in a randomized trial conducted in eastern Canada. Against the ...
Medtronic has launched a new procedure to allow for lateral access to the L5-S1 disc space. Called the Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion for L5-S1, the procedure gives surgeons access to all levels of ...