Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy Main Content
Now the norm for many procedures, laparoscopic surgery is available for nearly every area of care. Many surgeons providing care at our hospitals have mastered the use of laparoscopy with just three openings – further reducing scarring and risk for complications.
How it Works
The surgeon makes a tiny incision and inserts a thin, lighted tube with a camera. The viewing scope used by the physician may be called a laparoscope, endoscope, artheroscope, sigmoidoscope, or other name depending on the device and area of the body where it is used. The surgeon can view the surgical site area while performing the procedure. Specially designed surgical instruments are inserted through two or more tiny incisions.
Procedures
Your care team will determine the best type of procedure for your specific condition. This minimally invasive option is now available for diagnostic many procedures and for treating the following conditions and more:
Cancer
- Lung cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Gynecological cancer
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Barrett’s esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition
Digestive and Intestinal
- Gastric bypass surgery
- GERD or gastric reflux surgery
- Lap Band
- Intestinal and colon conditions
Women’s Reproductive Care
- Hysterectomy
- Uterine Fibroids
- Tubal ligation
- Endometriosis
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Pelvic floor and vaginal prolapse
- Ovarian masses
General Surgery
- Ulcer repair
- Hernia repair
- Spleen removal
- Adrenal gland removal
- Liver and biliary diseases
- Gallbladder removal
- Gallstones
- Pancreas surgery
- Urinary Conditions
- Kidney removal
- Bladder disease
- Incontinence
Urinary Conditions
- Kidney removal
- Bladder disease
- Incontinence
Orthopedics
- Joint replacement
- Tendon repair
- Hand conditions
- Elbow and shoulder pain
- Foot and ankle conditions
Heart and Cardiovascular
- Aortic aneurism repair