“Percutaneous Surgery” History, Present and Future Prospects in Paraguay

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to set precedents of the beginning and evolution of percutaneous surgery in our country, since it has become one more weapon to offer to our patients, probably one of the most beneficial interventions in terms of complications and high rates of good results. The beginning in the country dates from 1981 being practically parallel to the beginning of these techniques worldwide. Currently this technique is widely accepted and is practiced in public centers, in rural areas and the capital, as well as in private centers.