Minimally Invasive Surgery |
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Children, especially babies, present special challenges in surgery because their small size and their responses to illness and surgery. Our pediatric surgeons provide consultation and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical care specifically designed for infants and children.
Today, minimally invasive surgery, in which our surgeons perform operations through Band-Aid-size incisions, has replaced many of the former large-incision operations. A tiny video camera or scope is placed through one small incision, and miniature instruments are passed through other tiny incisions or openings in the body. The surgeon can make repairs by watching a monitor and moving the instruments.
The advantages of this method are numerous. There is less pain, faster recovery and minimized scarring. Hospital stays are shorter than ever before.
At UCSF Children's Hospital, we are leaders in minimally invasive repair of inguinal hernias, laparoscopic removal of lung masses and minimally invasive correction of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.
Conditions now treated with minimally invasive surgery include:
For more information or to make an appointment, please call:
Pediatric Surgery (415) 476-2538
For assistance finding a doctor, please contact:
Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Last updated January 11, 2008
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