Patient pleaser
It may be hard to quantify all the benefits, but if a microlaparoscopic pro-
cedure ultimately takes about the same amount of time as a standard
laparoscopic procedure, while resulting in less pain, less scarring and
less risk, assessing the benefits is a matter of common sense. One thing I
know for sure is that patients love it. They're up and out faster (which
also saves money) and more and more are asking for it. As word
spreads, there's a good chance more of your patients will be asking, too.
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Dr. Pryor (aurora.pryor@stonybrookmedicine.edu) is a professor of surgery, vice chair for clinical
affairs and chief of bariatric, foregut and advanced GI surgery at the Stony Brook University School of
Medicine in New York.