Variety of techniques used in minimally invasive surgery
In minimally invasive surgery, surgeons use a variety of techniques to operate with less damage to the body than with open surgery. In general, minimally invasive surgery is associated with less pain, a shorter hospital stay and fewer complications.
Laparoscopy — surgery done through one or more small incisions, using small tubes and tiny cameras and surgical instruments — was one of the first types of minimally invasive surgery. Another type of minimally invasive surgery is robotic surgery. It provides a magnified, 3-D view of the surgical site and helps the surgeon operate with precision, flexibility and control.
Types of minimally invasive surgery at King's Daughters:
Heart, lungs & respiratory system
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS)
- Mediastinoscopy
- Saphenous vein harvest, radial artery harvest: Related to coronary bypass surgery
Digestive/Reproductive/Urinary
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder)
- Laparoscopic colectomy (colon/large intestine)
- Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy
- Urolift prostate procedures
- Laparoscopic tubal banding
- TURP – Transurethral resection of the prostate
- TURBT – Transurethral resection bladder tumor
- Robotic-assisted splenectomy
- Bladder slings
- Robotic-assisted prostatectomies
- Robotic-assisted hysterectomies
- Robotic-assisted nephrectomies
- Robotic-assisted Nissens/hiatal hernia repair
Nervous System
- Endoscopic carpal tunnel release
Orthopaedic
- Anterior-approach total hip replacement
- Arthroscopic ACL repair
- Hip/Knee arthroscopies
- Microdiscetomies
- Rotator cuff repair
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Elbow arthroscopy
Head and Neck
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Myringotomy (ear tubes)
- Tymphanoplasty
- Mastoidectomy
- Parotidectomy
- Thyroidectomy
- Parathyroidectomy
- Septoplasty
- Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
Miscellaneous
- Laparoscopic hernia repairs – inguinal, umbilical, incisional, incarcerated
Surgical Weight Loss
- Robotic assisted gastric sleeves
- Laparoscopic gastric sleeves
Talk with your primary care provider or if you don't have one, call King's Daughters Care 24/7 at (606) 408-8999 or 1-844-324-2200.
