A cataract is the clouding of the natural lens inside the eye. Traditional cataract surgery was performed through an incision around 12 mm or 0.5 inch wide. Before surgical microscopes and fine ...

What Is Minimally Invasive Surgery? Robotic-assisted surgery is performed using a minimally invasive surgery technique. What this means is that instead of making a large incision to expose the ...

In this case, the aneurysm is in part of the aorta that is in the abdomen (belly). Repair of an AAA may be done in one of two ways: Open repair. For this surgery, your doctor makes a large incision in ...