Magnets and Minimally Invasive Surgery

UT Southwestern's Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery was recently featured in a news piece regarding the use of magnets in minimally invasive surgery procedures in the future.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center is home to one of the country’s most comprehensive educational facilities for minimally invasive surgery. Our Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery equips physicians, surgeons and nurses with the latest techniques used in laparoscopic surgery, including Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery. In June 2006, this program was one of only seven in North America to receive accreditation as a Level I American College of Surgeons (ACS) Accredited Education Institute.

Operations performed through smaller incisions are becoming standard in surgical medicine, and skill in using videoendoscopic technology is critical to the success of today’s surgeon.

UT Southwestern has become a destination for medical students and practicing physicians to learn about minimally invasive surgery. Not only do our experienced clinicians regularly perform minimally invasive procedures, but are involved in groundbreaking research as well.

The center offers patients immediate access to physicians who are experienced in modern surgical techniques and who specialize in the specific disorders being treated, including:

• Bariatric surgery
• Breast surgery
• Burn, trauma and critical care
• Colorectal surgery and cancer
• Endocrine surgery
• General GI surgery
• Hernia surgery
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Pediatric surgery
• Sarcoma/melanoma
• Surgical transplantation
• Upper GI tumors 

Laparoscopic surgery is often the procedure of choice of physicians and patients since it means less trauma to the patient’s body, less blood loss, smaller surgical scars and reduced recovery time.

Patients at the center receive care from a team of specialists who work together to determine a diagnosis and create a personalized treatment plan. This collaborative team approach provides accurate diagnoses and timely surgical intervention when needed.

UT Southwestern’s comprehensive medical resources enable patients to have an initial consultation, testing, follow-up visits and any needed medical procedures all in one location.