The surgeons at the University of Chicago are pioneers in advancing minimally invasive diagnostic and surgical procedures. Minimally invasive surgery requires dramatically different skills than those required for traditional surgery. Unlike open surgery, laparoscopic surgeons watch the movements of the surgical instruments through a television monitor. As a result, extensive experience with the manipulation of laparoscopic equipment and the familiarity of performing a detailed procedure while viewing a monitor is required.

Many surgical procedures that once required large incisions and long hospital stays are now performed through minimally invasive techniques that require only small incisions. Minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgery offers patients many benefits which include minimal pain after surgery, faster recovery, shorter hospital stays and superior cosmetic results. The surgeons at the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center have extensive experience performing laparoscopic surgery including bariatrics, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, appendectomy, fundoplication, hernia repair and bowel resection.

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