Vancouver doctor 1st in Canada to use new internal suturing device

A doctor at Vancouver General Hospital is the first in Canada to use an endoscopic overstitch as a successful suturing technique. Eighty-one-year-old Tom Collins was suffering from esophageal cancer, not able to swallow or eat properly, and lost 75 pounds. A special endoscope allows doctors to suture internally, including in the stomach, esophagus, and colon — with no incisions and a quicker recovery. For more info, please go to: https://globalnews.ca/news/10646322/vancouver-doctor-first-new-suturing-device/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Health #medicalscience