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minimally invasive surgery
minimally invasive surgeryn. Surgery, especially laparoscopic surgery, that is marked by the use of the fewest or smallest possible incisions to access a body cavity, intended to minimize discomfort in the immediate postoperative period. Also called minimal access surgery.EncyclopediaSeesurgeryminimally invasive surgery
surgery [sur´jer-e] 1. the branch of health science that treats diseases, injuries, and deformities by manual or operative methods.2. the place where operative procedures are performed.3. in Great Britain, a room or office where a doctor sees and treats patients.4. the work performed by a surgeon; see also operation and procedure. adj., adj sur´gical.ambulatory surgery any operative procedure not requiring an overnight stay in the hospital; it must be carefully planned to ensure that all necessary diagnostic tests are completed prior to admission. Discharge instructions must place a high priority on patient safety. Called also day surgery.bench surgery surgery performed on an organ that has been removed from the body, after which it is reimplanted.day surgery ambulatory surgery.maxillofacial surgery oral and maxillofacial s.minimal access surgery (minimally invasive surgery) a surgical procedure done in a manner that causes little or no trauma or injury to the patient, such as through a cannula using lasers, endoscopes, or laparoscopes; compared with other procedures, those in this category involve less bleeding, smaller amounts of anesthesia, less pain, and minimal scarring.open heart surgery surgery that involves incision into one or more chambers of the heart, such as for repair or palliation of congenital heart defects, repair or replacement of defective heart valves, or bypass" >coronary artery bypass.oral surgery oral and maxillofacial s.oral and maxillofacial surgery that branch of dental practice that deals with the diagnosis and the surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the human mouth and dental structures. Called also maxillofacial or oral surgery.orthopedic surgery orthopedics.plastic surgery see plastic surgery.stereotaxic surgery the production of sharply localized lesions in the brain after precise localization of the target tissue by use of three-dimensional coordinates.min·i·mal·ly in·va·sive sur·ger·yoperative procedure performed in a manner derived to result in the smallest possible incision or no incision at all; includes laparoscopic, laparoscopically assisted, thoracoscopic, and endoscopic surgical procedures.minimally invasive surgery Surgery in which the impact of an operation is minimised by reducing the size of the incision and the instruments used to perform the procedure. Minimally invasive is often used as a synonym of laparoscopic.minimally invasive surgery Laparoscopic surgery, see there. See Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. min·i·mal·ly in·va·sive sur·ge·ry (mini-mă-lē in-vāsiv sŭrjĕr-ē) Operation using the smallest possible incision or no incision at all; includes laparoscopic, thoracoscopic, and endoscopic procedures. minimally invasive surgery See LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY.Patient discussion about minimally invasive surgeryQ. How successful s minimally invasive surgery for knee replacements? A. Approximately 300,000 knee replacements are performed each year in the United States. and it said that 90% of the people who had a total knee replacement report an improvement in their function. i searched the CDC statistics for failure of the surgery and couldn't find any info about it. but as i said- it's a very common surgery. my grandmother had a hip joint replacement due to arthritis, it helped.
here is something that might help you to prepare for the surgery:
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00220#Understand the Procedure
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