Department of Urology

Minimally Invasive Surgery

What is Minimally Invasive Surgery?

It has always been the role and duty of the physician to cure disease. However, historically, the treatment of a disease was sometimes as traumatic to the patient as the disease itself.

As surgery and the technologies associated with surgery have evolved and improved, increasing emphasis has been placed on treating disease while minimizing the trauma to the patient. The concept of surgically curing a disease with the least “traumatic” or “invasive” approach engendered the field of minimally invasive surgery.

Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery mimics the techniques of open surgery (surgery done with a large incision), but no large incision is required. Instead, small incisions approximately inch (1cm) in size are created. Body spaces are gently expanded with inert gas and a small camera is inserted into the body. Small instruments can then be used to treat disease without the large incision associated with open surgery.

In the past century, urology has shown tremendous development...
this tradition continues today.

By applying the minimally invasive concept there are several typical outcome alterations that significantly affect patient response.

• Bleeding is minimized
• Decreased pain
• Hospital stay is shortened
• Quicker return to full activity

How does minimally invasive surgery affect me, my disease, and my life?

When the goals of minimally invasive surgery are achieved, your disease is cured. Indeed, while minimally invasive surgery tries to minimize patient trauma, it should never compromise disease cure rates. This is our priority as we are frequently treating life-threatening diseases like cancer.

Minimally Invasive Surgeries Performed