Minimally Invasive General Surgery
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento offers a broad range of general surgical procedures performed using minimally invasive techniques. Unlike traditional or "open" surgery that requires long incisions, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is performed through one or more dime-sized incisions. Laparoscopic surgery, one of the most common forms of MIS, is a technique using a small telescope that is inserted into the abdomen through an incision as small as 3 mm (1/8"). It brings light into the abdomen and provides a close-up view of the area.
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento has a number of board certified surgeons trained in advanced laparoscopic surgery. With sophisticated technology and skillfully trained specialists, MIS offers many benefits to patients over traditional or "open" surgery.
Advantages of Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Fewer side effects
- Significantly less pain
- Less scarring/sometimes no visible incision site
- Shorter length of stay
- Less blood loss
- Faster recovery
Abdomen
- Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
- Laparoscopic inguinal and femoral hernia repair
- Laparoscopic lymph node biopsy
Endocrine
- Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
- Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy
Hepatobiliary
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Single incision cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic liver resection
- Laparoscopic cyst fenestration
Gastrointestinal Upper
- Laparoscopic fundoplication
- Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair
- Laparoscopic heller myotomy for achalasia
- Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Lower and Mid
- Laparoscopic small bowel resection
- Laparoscopic lysis of adhesions
- Laparoscopic and hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
Pancreas
- Diagnostic laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasound
- Laparoscopic enucleation
- Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
Spleen Surgery
- Laparoscopic splenectomy
Other Applications for Minimally Invasive Surgery
- The da Vinci® Surgical System for treating prostate, kidney, colorectal and gynecological cancers and other gynecological conditions.
- Gamma Knife® Radiosurgery for treating certain brain tumors and blood vessel malformations without surgery
- Minimal access spinal technology (MAST) and minimally invasive scoliosis surgery
- Sutter Bariatric Services providing minimally invasive weight-loss surgery
- Thermal Ablation for treating tumors with heat-seeking probes
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