Minimally Invasive Abdominal and Colorectal Procedures

During this procedure, your surgeon will make small incisions and insert small ports through which a light, camera, and instruments on long shafts can be introduced. With these instruments, the colon segment is resected. One incision is slightly larger, to permit extraction of the colon from the abdomen. Then the open ends of the colon are put together, called an anastomosis. The use of smaller incisions reduces post-operative pain and recovery time. This is a change from the traditional version of this surgery, which uses one large incision.

This procedure is used to treat rectal prolapse. The rectum is freed, pulled up into the pelvis, and fixed to the sacral bone. Using a minimally invasive technique, patients find recovery times are faster and post-operative pain is reduced.

TEM and TAMIS are performed through the rectum with specially designed surgical instruments. These procedures use a long operating scope with a microscope that is introduced through the anus. These long instruments are used to excise the lesions high inside the rectum that would otherwise be accessible only by major abdominal surgery. TEM and TAMIS offer an alternative to radical abdominal surgery. TEM and TAMIS procedures are generally painless, performed as outpatient procedures or with overnight observation, and have shorter recovery times.

This procedure is used for patients that need to have surgery to remove part of the colon. The robotic-assisted colorectal surgery technique is minimally invasive and allows the surgeon to perform with enhanced dexterity, precision, vision, and control. This surgery is performed through making tiny incisions in the skin, which reduces post-operative pain, recovery time, and hospital stays. This is a change from the traditional version of this surgery, which uses one large incision.