First Single-Incision Lap-Band Surgery Completed By UT Southwestern Surgeons In Texas
UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons have completed the first single-incision Lap-Band weight-loss surgery in Texas.Rather than the traditional five small incisions used for traditional laparoscopic gastric banding surgery, surgeons used a single 8-centimeter incision, reducing future scarring and accelerating healing.”There’s a current revolution in minimally invasive surgery: Can we make laparoscopic surgery better by decreasing the number of incisions?” said Dr.
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