{"id":488,"date":"2019-02-21T20:37:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T20:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/lsom-surgery\/?page_id=488"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:09:29","slug":"general-minimally-invasive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/divisions\/general-minimally-invasive\/","title":{"rendered":"The  Division of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;close&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;close&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;roomy&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;] \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-patientcare\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/divisions\/general-and-minimally-invasive-surgery\/services\/\" title=\"\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x 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