Minimally Invasive Surgery (Part 1)More surgical procedures can be now performed be performed minimally invasively, also know as laparoscopically, meaning the surgeon uses smaller incisions and the recovery time is usually faster for the patient. In this video podcast, Dr. Patricia Turner discusses the evolution of minimally invasive surgery as well as what kinds of conditions can be treated in this way. She also talks about surgical treatments for problems in the endocrine system.
Part One:
Benefits of laparoscopic surgery
Minimally invasive surgical procedures
Development of laparoscopic surgery
University of Maryland's pioneering work in this field
Surgical and imaging advances
Dr. Patricia Turner, a general surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Maryland Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
http://www.umm.edu/general_surgery/mis_program.htm
Dr. Patricia Turner
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/patricia_l_turner.html Distributed by ...
