Editing Minimally invasive procedure (section)

== Medical uses ==
[[File:Lateral meniscus damaged tibial cartilage.jpg|thumb|left|Arthroscopic surgery]]
Minimally invasive procedures were pioneered by [[interventional radiology|interventional radiologists]] who had first introduced [[angioplasty]] and the catheter-delivered [[stent]]. Many other minimally invasive procedures have followed where images of all parts of the body can be obtained and used to direct interventional instruments by way of [[catheter]]s (needles and fine tubes), so that many conditions once requiring open surgery can now be treated non-surgically.<ref name="auto" /> A minimally invasive procedure typically involves the use of [[arthroscopic]] (for joints and the spine) or [[Laparoscopic surgery|laparoscopic]] devices and remote-control manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an [[endoscopy|endoscope]] or large scale display panel, and is carried out through the [[skin]] or through a [[body cavity]] or anatomical opening. [[Interventional radiology]] now offers many techniques that avoid the need for surgery.<ref name="auto" />

By use of a minimally invasive procedure, a patient may require only an [[adhesive bandage]] on the incision, rather than multiple stitches or staples to close a large incision. This usually results in less infection, a quicker recovery time and shorter hospital stays, or allow [[outpatient]] treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh?cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=68019060 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929024349/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh?cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=68019060 |archive-date=Sep 29, 2023 |website=MeSH - NCBI}}</ref> However, the safety and effectiveness of each procedure must be demonstrated with [[randomized controlled trial]]s. The term was coined by [[John Wickham (urologist)|John E. A. Wickham]] in 1984, who wrote of it in ''[[British Medical Journal]]'' in 1987.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wickham JE' |date=1987-12-19 |title=The new surgery |journal=Br Med J |volume=295 |issue=6613 |pages=1581–1582 |doi=10.1136/bmj.295.6613.1581 |pmc=1257475 |pmid=3121078 |doi-access=free}}</ref>