Minimally Invasive Surgery

Types

Mayo Clinic doctors perform many kinds of minimally invasive surgery. Your doctor can tell you about procedures that are appropriate for your condition.

• Adrenalectomy to remove one or both adrenal glands
• Anti-reflux surgery, sometimes called hiatal hernia repair, to relieve gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Chest (thoracic) surgery
• Colectomy to remove parts of a diseased colon
• Colon and rectal surgery
• Ear, nose and throat surgery
• Endovascular surgery to perform vascular procedures, such as repairing an aneurysm
• Gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) to remove gallstones that cause pain
• Gastroenterologic and general surgery
• Gynecologic surgery
• Heart surgery
• Nephrectomy to remove a kidney as treatment or for donation
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopedic surgery
• Splenectomy to remove the spleen
• Urologic surgery

Read more about cholecystectomy, colectomy, nephrectomy and splenectomy.