Minimally Invasive Surgery During a minimally invasive procedure, surgeons make several small incisions in the skin — just a few millimeters, in some cases. A long, thin tube with a miniature camera attached at the end (called an endoscope) is passed through one of the incisions. Images from the endoscope are projected onto monitors in the operating room so surgeons can get a clear (and magnified) view of the surgical area. Special instruments are passed through the other openings. These instruments allow the surgeon to perform the surgery by exploring, removing, or repairing whatever's wrong inside the body.Among the advantages to having a minimally invasive surgical procedure are: reduced scarring, reduced trauma to the body cavity,less blood loss, reduced chance of postoperative complications, reduced pain and depending on your condition, a shorter hospital stay and significantly faster recovery time. UTMB Surgery Commercial October 24, 2022 • 2:37 p.m.
Advances in pediatric robotic surgery March 28, 2024 • 9:49 a.m. During this chat with Houston Moms, learn how Dr. Maria Carmen Mora is helping grow the pediatric robotic surgery program at UTMB Health and why the practice is so beneficial to patients.
Research grant awards target innovations in trauma care April 17, 2024 • 2:38 p.m. Five University of Texas Medical Branch primary investigators received competitive grant awards totaling $1,722,433 from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative for six research projects.