Minimally invasive surgery is performed using a camera and hand-held instruments inserted through 0.5-1.0 cm incisions made in the anterior abdominal wall. This technique can be applied in many fields, such as hernia surgery or cardiac surgery.
The main principles of open surgery also apply to minimally invasive surgery. The main difference between the two techniques is that the minimally invasive procedure is carried out using a camera and hand-held instruments inserted through small incisions 0.5-1.0 cm wide. The most common minimally invasive procedure is "laparoscopic cholecystectomy", that is, removal of the gallbladder by laparoscopy; however, many general surgical procedures, such as inguinal hernia, appendicitis, reflux and hiatus hernia, can also be performed laparoscopically. In addition, laparoscopic surgery may be the preferred technique for removal of the spleen or the adrenal gland, as well as for colon cancer operations. Minimally invasive techniques can also be applied in neurosurgery, gynaecological surgery, orthopaedic surgery, urological surgery and cardiovascular surgery.
Ayhan Erdemir
Assoc. Prof. Dr., Surgery
Surgery – General Surgery
Ayhan Erdemir
Assoc. Prof. Dr., Surgery
Surgery – General Surgery
Education and career
• Fırat University Faculty of Medicine
• Kartal Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital
• Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine
Areas of expertise and medical interests
• Traumatology / Emergency
• Breast surgery
• Endocrine surgery
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Anorectal pathology
• Certified member of the Turkish College of Surgery
Research and publications
• 20 national and international publications
• 41 conference presentations
Kemal Raşa
Kemal Raşa
Dr., Master Surgeon, FACS, FACP, Surgeon
Surgery – General Surgery – ONCOLOGICAL SCIENCES – SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Education and career
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1990)
General Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1996)
Professional experience:
General Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital (1997-2001)
General Surgery, Acıbadem Hospital (2001-2007)
General Surgery at Anadolu Medical Center (2007-2014)
General Surgery, Acıbadem Bodrum Hospital (2014-2017)
General Surgery at Anadolu Medical Center since 2017
Areas of expertise and medical interests:
General Surgery
Surgical infections
Breast cancer surgery
Thyroid surgery
Advanced laparoscopic surgery
Surgical Infection Society – Europe (President since 2019)
World Society of Surgical Infections
World Society of Emergency Surgery
Turkish Medical Association
Turkish Surgical Association
Research and publications:
Surgical infections
Pancreatic cancer and glucose metabolism