Surgery

Surgical Innovations

Clinical trials and research studies at Mayo Clinic lead to innovations in patient care and new and improved methods of treatment. Recent examples of surgical innovations at Mayo Clinic include:

• Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders
• Robotic surgery in Urology
• MR-guided, focused ultrasound for treatment of uterine fibroids
• Colostomy-sparing surgery
• Living-donor transplant surgery
• Congenital heart surgery