Laparoscopy

  • Instead of an open incision, some surgery is carried out through 3 or 4 keyhole incisions
  • Laparoscope attaches to a small camera and projects the surgery on a monitor
  • Small pencil size instruments through the other holes are used for surgery

Advantages of Laparoscopic Urology

  • Less pain
  • Shorter hospitalization
  • Faster recovery time
  • Very little scarring

Laparoscopic Urology at UC Davis Health

  • Removal of kidney cancer
  • Removal of damaged, benign kidneys
  • Drainage of kidney
  • Repair of undescended testis in children
  • Various other laparoscopic procedures are being conducted or are under development

Laparoscopic Surgery Urologist

Marc Dall'Era, M.D.
Professor and Interim Chair

Thenappan (Thenu) Chandrasekar, M.D.
Associate Professor

For more information

For more information call the UC Davis Urologic Surgery Clinic at 916-734-2222 or 800-770-6930.

Appointments and Referrals

If you are an interested patient or a referring physician, please contact us for information about any of our surgical services, including minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures.

Our staff is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., and will be happy to assist you in scheduling an appointment with one of our specialists.

Video visits are available including evenings and weekends. Times and availability vary by physician.

For new patients

Contact our Consumer Resource Center
1-800-2UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284).

For referring physicians

Contact our Referral Center to initiate a referral on behalf of your patient or to request a physician-to-physician phone consultation.
1-800-4UCDAVIS (1-800-482-3284), choose option 2.

Returning patient appointments

To schedule an appointment, please call 916-734-2222, choose option 1, or call toll free 1-800-770-6930.

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