Minimal Invasive Surgery

Minimal Invasive Surgery is a technique that can be performed through small incisions for the instruments and the endoscope. The remaining scars are practically invisible. But more important is that the children have less pain after surgery and they can recover much faster. Complications like incisional hernias, adhesions and wound infections are less common.

This method is applied for diagnostic purposes, where organs are visualized and tissue samples can be obtained with special instruments.
During the same anesthesia the operation can be continued to the therapy as the pathological findings seen are treated. e.g. The removal of an infected appendix.

Prof. Dr. Dr. med h.c. Zacharias Zachariou is specialized in such procedures. He is a member of the Executive Board of the European Society of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons  and conducts international courses on laparoscopic procedures. He is the editor of the first DVD for laparoscopy in children , published by Springer Verlag in 2004. Prof. Dr. Zachariou is regularly asked from various countries to demonstrate and teach this method. He has gained a large expertize, as he performs a large number of the same operation within a very short time.