Prostatectomy is the surgical removal of the prostate gland and tumor. Most prostatectomy procedures are performed through large, open surgical incisions, which can result in lengthy and uncomfortable patient recovery, substantial blood loss...
Patients who have kidney cancer now have more advanced options than ever before. The George Washington University Hospital was one of the first in the Washington, DC area to offer...
Single-port robotic surgery using the da Vinci® Surgical System
With just one incision that is less than one inch in length, surgeons at the George Washington University Hospital perform highly advanced laparoscopic and...
Thoracic surgery involves the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the organs inside the chest, including the lungs, esophagus, diaphragm and chest wall.
Thoracic surgeons at the George Washington University Hospital are trained in...
According to the American Cancer Society®, more than 220,000 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year. The overall five-year survival rate for lung cancer is approximately 15 percent. Unfortunately, more...
The mediastinum is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity, the area inside the ribcage. It is surrounded by connective tissue and contains all thoracic organs—the heart and blood vessels, the esophagus and trachea, the phrenic and...
Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis
In Myasthenia Gravis (MG), communication between the body's nerve impulses and muscles becomes disrupted, causing weakness in the voluntary muscles. The thymus gland, which lies in the chest area beneath...