Minimally Invasive Surgery During a minimally invasive procedure, surgeons make several small incisions in the skin — just a few millimeters, in some cases. A long, thin tube with a miniature camera attached at the end (called an endoscope) is passed through one of the incisions. Images from the endoscope are projected onto monitors in the operating room so surgeons can get a clear (and magnified) view of the surgical area. Special instruments are passed through the other openings. These instruments allow the surgeon to perform the surgery by exploring, removing, or repairing whatever's wrong inside the body.Among the advantages to having a minimally invasive surgical procedure are: reduced scarring, reduced trauma to the body cavity,less blood loss, reduced chance of postoperative complications, reduced pain and depending on your condition, a shorter hospital stay and significantly faster recovery time. UTMB Surgery Commercial October 24, 2022 • 2:37 p.m.
You may need to begin colorectal screening at 45 March 16, 2023 • 12:00 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson Americans born in 1990 have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer as those born in 1950. People younger than 55 are also more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer.
Ask the Doctor: Latest on COVID and possible summer mpox resurgence June 8, 2023 • 9:26 a.m. Dr. Samuel Mathis, assistant professor of Family Medicine at UTMB Health, discussed a possible resurgence of mpox this summer and the effectiveness rates of the mpox vaccine. He also talked about how to tell the difference between cold, flu, and COVID-19, the record low hospitalization rates for COVID and if people should get COVID boosters in coming months.