MOUNT SINAI SURGERY ASSOCIATES

Procedures We Perform 

We provide a wide variety of surgical procedures.  We specialize in laparoscopic surgery and other minimally invasive procedures, including robotic surgery, to speed recovery and minimize complications.

What is Laparoscopic Surgery?

Traditional surgery, also called open surgery, is performed through a single large incision. Laparoscopic surgery, on the other hand, is performed through multiple, small incisions. In order to see into the abdomen, the surgeon inserts a narrow surgical telescope – the laparoscope –through one of these small incisions. In addition, multiple long, narrow instruments are used to manipulate the tissues inside the abdomen to perform the operation.There are many advantages of laparoscopic surgery over open surgery. The smaller incisions heal more quickly and cause less pain than a larger incision. Patients recover more quickly. Hospital stays are reduced. Most importantly, laparoscopic surgery reduces the risk of incision-related complications, like wound infections and incisional hernias. In most cases, the laparoscopic approach is preferable to the open approach.

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What about Robotic Surgery?

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Robotic surgery is similar to laparoscopic surgery except that a set of robotic arms hold instruments that perform the surgical procedure. The surgeon controls these robotic arms using a console with sophisticated controls. All of the cases we perform laparoscopically, we also perform robotically, depending on the right patient and the right circumastances.