Minimally Invasive Surgery

The Miriam Hospital offers minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery as an option for patients who would benefit from it. Minimally invasive surgery differs from traditional, open surgery in that it involves smaller incisions, which have been shown to decrease discomfort and significantly shorten recovery times following surgery.

In our state-of–the art operating rooms, The Miriam’s minimally invasive surgery team offers a variety of procedures:

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery

• Gastric adjustable banding (lap band procedure)
• Gastric bypass (weight loss surgery) and gastrojejunal bypass (palliation)
• Gastric sleeve resection

Cardiovascular Surgery

• Cardiothoracic

Colon and Rectal Surgery

• Colon and rectal resection for benign and malignant diseases
• Colostomy creation
• Rectal prolapse repair
  
  

Gastroenterologic and General Surgery

• Achalasia correction
• Anti-reflux procedures for gastroesophogael reflux disease (GERD)
  (Nissen, Toupet and Dor fundoplications)
• Adrenalectomy
• Drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts
• Liver resection (wedge surgery)
• Splenectomy for hematologic/oncologic diseases
• Gallbladder removal and common bile duct exploration
• Stomach pacemaker placement for gastroparesis
• Stomach resections and ulcer surgery, vagotomy
• Inguinal (groin), ventral (abdominal) and incisional hernia repairs
• Feeding tube placement
• Appendectomy
• Diagnostic laparoscopy and cancer staging, biopsy
• Lysis of Adhesions
• Lymph node removal and biopsy

Gynecological Surgery

• Robotic hysterectomy
• Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy and salphingo-oopherectomy

Thoracic Surgery

• Tracheostomy
• Esophagectomy
• Video lung resection
• Video assisted decortication for empyema
• Video assisted resection of bullae

Prostate Surgery

• Robotic prostatectomy

Other Surgeries

• Computer-navigated orthopedic surgery
• Palliative surgeries

The minimally invasive surgery program is directed by Siva Vithiananthan, MD.

To learn more about why smaller is better, call 401-793-3922.

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