Minimally Invasive Surgeries

Minimally Invasive Surgeries

What are Minimally Invasive Surgeries (MIS)?

• These are the ones performed with minimal trauma to normal tissues.
• MIS can be applied for both Diagnostic and Therapeutic intent.

What are advantages of MIS?

• Minimal Pain
• Minimal Tissue trauma
• Small Scar (Often less than 10 mm in dimension)
• Early Recovery
• Day Care Procedure (Early return to home and activities)
• Easy Reproducibility
• Use of Advanced Imaging for Millimeter Precision

Examples of MIS

• Core Needle Biopsy
• Percutaneous Decompression OR Curopsy
• Percutaneous Sclerotherapy
• Percutaneous Image Guided Drilling of Bone Lesion
• Percutaneous CT Guided Radiofrequency Ablation
• Percutaneous Cementoplasty

Indications for MIS

• Diagnosis of Bone- Soft Tissue Tumours & Bone Metastases
• Treatment of following Musculoskeletal Oncology Disorders
  • Osteoid Osteoma
  • Chondroblastoma (Not more than 2cc in Size)
  • Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
  • Simple/Unicameral Bone Cyst
  • Contained Bone Metastases