Tag Archives: Minimally Invasive Surgery

Dr. John Bagnato became the second surgeon in the world to use the SPIDER Surgical System to perform LAP-BAND surgery on Wednesday. This surgical technique is also used to perform acid reflux surgery. [Read more]

Thanks to several factors, complications arising from bariatric surgery and the resulting costs have declined over the last several years, a new study shows. Much of this improvement is attributable to an increased use of vertical-banded gastroplasty and lap-band surgery over gastric bypass surgery. [Read more]

Single port surgery is performed using a telescopic rod that is connected to a video camera for the doctors to see as they begin working on an individual’s body. The equipment is inserted through a very small incision in the abdominal area. [Read more]