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Ventral abdominal hernias are any defects of the abdominal wall fascia, except inguinal and hiatal hernias. Millions of surgeries for these conditions are performed worldwide each year. Most of them are carried out in an open manner, under visual control. But in developed countries, minimally invasive surgery is preferred, including laparoscopic and robot-assisted techniques.

According to its histological characteristics and course features, oral cancer is included in the wider group of "head and neck tumors" and comprises neoplasms of the tongue, cheeks, and gums. Oral cancer treatment aims to remove as much of the tumor and affected lymph nodes as possible, as well as destroy the remaining cancer cells with chemotherapeutic, targeted, and immunological drugs.

Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the type of congenital heart disease diagnosed in up to 3 of 10,000 newborns. The pathology may be detected even before the birth by means of expert fetal echocardiography. The abnormal structure of the heart and major vessels hampers a child’s physical activity and normal physical growth and development. 

Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is a disease, which makes it impossible to achieve a sufficient erection for sexual intercourse. This pathology can have many causes. Depending on the origin, erectile dysfunction requires different treatment approaches. In recent years, cell regenerative medicine has been developing.

In Germany, prostate cancer is treated in large multidisciplinary University Hospitals, which have the Departments of Urology and Oncology, as well as in specialized Competence Centers for treatment of prostate cancer and radiation therapy. The availability of robotic surgical systems, HIFU equipment, devices for 3D conformal...

Prostate cancer is one of the three most common cancers among men. The main method of treatment for stage 4 prostate cancer is surgical intervention – a radical prostatectomy. Currently, surgeons from the leading foreign clinics prefer performing a robot-assisted prostatectomy. The use of the da Vinci robotic system ensures the...

In 2020, prostate cancer became the second most common type of cancer found in men. Cancer develops from the basal cells of the prostate gland. Over time it progresses from a small local tumor to a large formation which grows into the adjacent organs and metastasizes into the bones.