Valley Presbyterian Hospital Surgeons Perform Hospital’s First Single-Port Appendectomy
Minimally Invasive Procedure Reduces Scarring and Healing Time
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Updated Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery Page on Website
Check out the newly updated Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery page on www.zadehsurgical.com The newly designed page includes a short animated video on the concept of Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery, and how Dr. Zadeh can perform various procedures using a tiny incision through the patient’s belly button leaving the potential for no visible scar! 9EMC3DTZRW2G
Surgery With No Scars
In the late 1980’s the field of surgery took a huge leap forward with the development of Laparoscopic Surgery. Procedures which required 6-inch incisions and stays of multiple days in the hospital, began being performed through three or four tiny incisions no bigger than 1.5 cm. Hospital stays, recovery times, and costs went down dramatically. Today Laparoscopic Surgery has become the mainstay of treatment for many surgical conditions, and surgeons continue to search for ways to make their interventions less invasive while providing greater benefits Continue reading →
Laparoscopy: Patients Benefit, But Do Surgeons Suffer?
When compared with open surgical techniques, the benefits of minimally invasive surgery have been well documented in medical literature, including increased safety, quicker recovery, shorter hospital stays, and cosmetic advantages. Nonetheless, surgeons who perform a majority of their cases laparoscopically appear to encounter physical stress and mental strain beyond what they experience when performing open surgery. New survey findings suggest that surgeon burden may be greater than previously assumed. “Surgeon injuries appear to be a significant problem that not only affects surgeons but also Continue reading →