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.
Serious artery blockages kept active 88-year-old from enjoying life July 25, 2024 • 10:58 a.m. Dr. Hani Jneid, director of the UTMB Division of Cardiovascular Medicine helped give Wanda Stovall her life through advanced procedures that cleared her blocked arteries. Now healthy & recovered, she is back to all their favorite activities.
Serious artery blockages kept active 88-year-old from enjoying life July 25, 2024 • 11:38 a.m. “We went to see Dr. Hani Jneid at UTMB and it was the best thing we could have possibly done,” said 88-year-old Wanda Stovall who went from an active life to not being able to get off the couch after she started having an abnormal heart rhythm. Jneid and the team at UTMB were able to get her back on her feet.