Less Cutting = Less Pain and Quicker Recovery
Minimally Invasive surgery (Laparoscopic Surgery) results in less trauma to the body which results in shorter hospital
stays for the patient.
These types of surgeries utilize much smaller incisions compared to open surgeries; requiring only a few stitches to
close. Since, there is less cutting the body is able to heal much faster. Thus, many minimally invasive surgeries are
performed on outpatients (go home the same day). However, the surgery can also be utilized on inpatients
(stay in the hospital).
Benefits for the Patient
- Less Cutting
- Less Blood Loss
- Less Pain
- Less Need for Pain Medication
- Shorter Hospital Stays
- Quicker Recovery Time
- Less Scarring
Minimally Invasive Surgeries at Kettering Medical Center
Cardiac Surgery
- Aortic valve surgery
- Mitral valve surgery
- Tricuspid valve surgery
- Minimally invasive direct coronary bypass
- Saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass surgery
Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Colon cancer
- Crohn's disease
- Diverticulitis -diverticular disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Large polyps that cannot be removed at colonoscopy
- Ulcerative colitis
Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery
- Endoscopic removal of nasal/sinus tumors
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy of malignant head and neck tumors
- Transoral laser resection of malignant oropharyngeal/laryngeal tumors
Gastroenterological and General Surgery
- Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
- Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
- Laparoscopic femoral hernia repair
- Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery
- Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
- Laparoscopic procedure for liver cysts
- Laparoscopic procedure for selected stomach tumors
- Laparoscopic splenectomy
- Laparoscopic treatment for large bowel tumors
- Laparoscopic treatment for small bowel tumors
- Laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair
- Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
- Myotomy
- Repair of hiatal hernias
- Robotic Surgery
Gynecologic Surgery
- Complete evaluation of irregular vaginal bleeding
- Endometrial ablation for excessive menstruation
- Hysteroscopic excision of submucosal fibroids
- Hysteroscopic polypectomies
- Hysteroscopic sterilization (no incisions)
- Laparoscopic hysterectomies
- Laparoscopic/hysteroscopy removal of fibroids
- Laparoscopic removal of benign ovarian cysts
- Laparoscopic treatment of pelvic endometriosis
- Robotic Surgery
Neurosurgery
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors
- Percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal nerve (PBCTN)
- Treatment of herniated lumbar
- Volumetric stereotactic resection of brain tumors
Orthopedic Surgery
- Arthroscopy of most joints
- Carpal tunnel release
- Hip replacement
- Periarticular and intraarticular fractures of the lower extremity
- Release of joint contractures
- Rotator cuff repair
- Shoulder instability repair
- Treatment of early joint arthritis
- Unicompartmental knee replacement
Thoracic Surgery
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) for hyperhidrosis
- Minimally invasive lung surgery
- Minimally invasive lobectomy
Urology
- Endoscopic procedures
- biopsy tumors in carefully selected cases
- determine the nature of lumps found in the upper urinary tract
- diagnose and treat a wide variety of upper urinary tract disorders
- find sources of bleeding or infection
- treat certain types of benign tumors and lesions in the upper urinary tract
- treat kidney stones
- treat stones in the ureters
- treat strictures in the upper urinary tract
- Laparoscopic procedures
- cyst unroofing or decortication (opening cysts to drain them)
- nephrectomy (removal of a kidney)
- partial nephrectomy (removal of part of a kidney)
- Robotic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
- Balloon angioplasty and stenting of the carotid, renal, and peripheral arteries
- Endovascular repair of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms
- Endovascular 3D navigation
- Minimal incision aortic surgery for aneurysms or occlusive disease
- Radiofrequency or laser ablation of varicose veins
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