Minimally
Invasive Surgery
Is
it Right for Me?
Minimally
invasive techniques are used by virtually every surgical
subspecialty from neurosurgery to urology. And studies
show that minimally invasive surgery often means less
pain and quicker recovery with less scarring.
Physicians
at PMCC's Minimally Invasive Surgery use this revolutionary
new technology to perform more than 30 different surgical
procedures, treating everything from hernias to severe
gastric reflux. The most common procedure is laparoscopic
gall bladder surgery. Naturally, recovery varies from
individual to individual, but patients undergoing this
operation typically spend less than one day in the hospital
and resume normal activities in about two weeks.
PMCC
surgeons also use minimally invasive techniques to remove
the appendix, spleen and adrenals. These techniques
are used for surgery on the pancreas, colon, esophagus,
lung and stomach. They are also used for exploratory
surgery, as well as biopsies of internal organs.
Minimally
invasive surgery is made possible by advances in video
technology that enable surgeons to insert small instruments
into the body and observe their work on a television
screen, performing operations through tiny cuts.
Of
course, these minimally invasive techniques are not
suitable for every patient, and they do not totally
eliminate the need for every traditional surgical procedure.
Only a doctor who is familiar with both minimally invasive
surgery and your personal medical problem can determine
if this type of surgery is right for you. But the potential
benefits are very real for those patients who are candidates
for minimally invasive surgery. Talk to your physician
and ask if minimally invasive surgery might be right
for you.
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