What kinds of surgeries can be done, minimally invasively?
·
Thoracoscopy
(chest)
o
Exploratory
§ Exploring
the chest to figure out a problem/ help diagnose.
o
Lung Lobectomy
§ Removing
a piece of the Lung to send out.
o
Pericardiectomy
§ Surgical removal of a portion or all the pericardium (sac
around the heart)
o
Pericardioscopy
§ Exploration of the pericardial cavity. (sac around the heart)
o
Lung, Mediastinal and pleural
Biopsies
§ Taking
samples to send out.
·
Abdominal/
Gastrointestinal
o
Exploratory (can include biopsies)
§ Exploring
the abdomen to figure out a problem/ help diagnose.
o
Liver Biopsy
§ Taking
a sample of the liver to send out.
o
Pancreatic Biopsy
§ Taking
a sample of the pancreas to send out.
o
Adrenalectomy
§ Removal
of one or both adrenal glands
o
Colopexy
§ Tacking/suturing the sigmoid colon to the abdominal wall.
o
Cholecystectomy
§ Removal
of the Gallbladder
o
Gastropexy
§ Tacking/suturing
the stomach to the abdominal wall
·
Urogenital
o
Kidney Biopsy
§ Taking
a sample of the kidney.
o
Ovariohysterectomy/Ovariectomy (SPAY)
§ Removal
of ovaries
o
Cryptorchidectomy
§ Removal
of an undescended testicle
o
Cystopexy
§ Tacking/suturing the urinary bladder to the abdominal wall.
o Percutaneous Cystolithotomy (PCCL)
§ Removal of bladder and urethral stones.
