MINIMAL INVASIVE SURGERY
Minimally invasive surgery has become the cornerstone of management of many benign as well as malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Be it gall stones or gastroesophageal reflux disease, the benefits of minimally invasive surgery are for all to see. The main advantages include (but are not limited to) better visualization of certain areas with magnification where vision and access may be limited while performing the conventional surgery, less pain in the perioperative period, early return to work and lower incidence of complications like wound infection and incisional hernias.