MINIMALLYINVASIVESURGERYINUZBEKISTAN:ACOMPREHENSIVEREVIEW

Background:Surgicalcareisessentialtomodernhealthcare,impactingmorbidity,mortality,andqualityoflife.Overthepastdecade,Uzbekistanhasadvanceditssurgicalservices,integratingminimallyinvasive,robotic-assisted,pediatric,cardiovascular,orthopedic,andoncologicprocedures.Methods:AstructuredreviewofPubMed,Scopus,regionaldatabases,andinstitutionalreportsfrom2014–2026wasconducted.Studiesreportinginnovativesurgicaltechniques,roboticandminimallyinvasiveinterventions,andcomplexpediatricoroncologicproceduresinUzbekistanwereincluded.Results:Minimallyinvasivesurgery,includinglaparoscopiccholecystectomy,appendectomy,liverechinococcosismanagement,andERCP-assistedprocedures,iswidelyadopted,reducingpostoperativepain,hospitalstay,andrecoverytime.Robotic-assistedsurgery,includingradicalprostatectomy,partialnephrectomy,andcomplexoncologicprocedures,offersenhancedprecision,ergonomics,andshorterlearningcurves.Pediatricsurgeries,cardiovascularinterventions,orthopedicandonco-orthopedicprocedures,andlaparoscopiconcologicresectionsdemonstrateimprovedclinicaloutcomes.Internationalconferences,workshops,andlivesurgerydemonstrationssupportskilltransferandresearchdissemination.Conclusion:Uzbekistanhasrapidlyadoptedadvancedsurgicaltechniqueswithmeasurablepatientbenefits.Continuedinvestmentintraining,infrastructure,andinternationalcollaborationisessentialtosustainprogressandachieveglobalsurgicalstandards