Many procedures can be done without large incisions and open surgery. Instead, surgeons can make small incisions and insert little scopes and other instruments to see and work inside the body. This is generally called endoscopy.
These techniques mean the patient has less pain, scarring and recovery time. They can reduce healthcare costs. And they can be used in a very wide range of procedures.
Some minimally invasive procedures commonly performed at Mission include:
- Heart surgery including bypass, valve replacement, clearing of obstructed arteries
- Abdominal surgery including
- laparoscopic techniques for appendectomies
- aortic aneurysm repair
- colon resections
- gall bladder removal
- hernia repair
- kidney and liver transplants
- hysterectomies, tubal ligations and repairs
- uterine fibroid removal
- Arthoscopic surgery - procedures involving joints, most typically the knees
