Typical Injuries to Surgeons with Dr. Adrian Park

According to the findings of a recent survey, surgeons who engage in minimally invasive, laparoscopic surgery, while providing great benefits to their patients, are possibly doing so at an increased risk to their own overall health and well being.

The survey, developed by Adrian E. Park, M.D., chief of general surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center and professor of surgery and vice chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, found that 87 percent of laparoscopic surgeons have experienced physical symptoms or discomfort as a result of managing the unique surgical constraints associated with laparoscopic surgery.

In this video, Dr. Park takes viewers into the operating room as he performs a laparoscopic nissen fundoplication procedure. Dr. Park explains the challenges of performing minimally invasive surgery and how these challenges limit the surgeon's movements and impact his or her body both during and after the procedure.

Related Links:

Dr. Adrian Park
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/adrian_e_park.html

Typical Injuries to Surgeons News Release
http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/mis_occupational_injuries.htm

UMMC Department of General Surgery
http://www.umm.edu/general_surgery/

UM Minimally Invasive Therapy Center
http://www.umm.edu/mitc/

MASTRI Center
http://www.mastri.umm.edu/

Patient Success Stories
http://www.umm.edu/mitc/success_stories.htm

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