"Robotic surgery definitely worked for me. Dr. Vidovszky and his surgical team were great and I’m now able to eat normally, which is important because traveling around as a substitute math teacher can sometimes require exponential stamina." — Tiffany Pena, Merced County, CALaparoscopic Procedures
1. Obesity
- Laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass
- Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy
2. Esophagus
- Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic esophagectomy
- Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
- Laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication
- Laparoscopic excision of esophageal diverticulum
- Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair
- Laparoscopic Heller myotomy
- Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernia
- Laparoscopic Dor anti-reflux surgery
- Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic staging of esophageal cancer
- Videothoracoscopic resection of esophageal leiomyoma
- Endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum
3. Gastric
- Laparoscopic highly selective vagotomy
- Laparoscopic gastrostomy
- Laparoscopic staging for gastric cancer
- Laparoscopic vagotomy and pyloroplasty
- Laparoscopic gastric resection
- Laparoscopic Collis gastroplasty
4. Pancreas
- Laparoscopic debridement of pancreas
- Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
- Laparoscopic staging for pancreatic cancer
- Laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy and cholecystojejunostomy
5. Colon
- Laparoscopic colectomy
- Laparoscopic colostomy
- Laparoscopic take down of colostomy
- Laparoscopic abdominal perineal resection
6. Small bowel
- Laparoscopic jejunostomy
- Laparoscopic small bowel resection
- Laparoscopic lysis of adhesions
7. Spleen
- Laparoscopic splenectomy
8. Adrenal
- Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
9. Diaphragm
- Laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia
10. Abdominal wall
- Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
- Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
- Laparoscopic placement of peritoneal dialysis catheter
11. Appendix
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
12. Biliary
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
- Laparoscopic staging for gallbladder and bile duct cancer
13. Kidney
- Laparoscopic kidney harvest
- Laparoscopic nephrectomy
14. Liver
- Laparoscopic liver biopsy
- Laparoscopic segmental liver resection
- Laparoscopic staging for liver cancer
- Laparoscopic placement of hepatic intraarterial catheter
- Laparoscopic ultrasound staging of liver