It's also an option for patients who have chronic health problems that make them poor candidates for traditional heart surgeries. The minimally invasive surgery boom has had a major effect on medicine. It's really revolutionizing the delivery of medical care. Now, we have to learn a completely new system of instrumentation. It's really turned the O.R. on its head.
Exciting possibilities are in the works.
Doctors have had to learn new skills. When you're working with a laparoscope, it's in two dimensions. Your hands are working in one place, and your eyes are on the screen. The emerging technology also has created new treatment options. For years, Lexington's Shirley Borgemenke suffered with severe heartburn, a hiatus hernia and reflux disease, which triggered asthma.