A questionnaire soliciting the experience and opinions of surgeons of different specialties regarding Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) was used to gauge the present and future state of MIS. The questionnaire was sent to over 1000 surgeons in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Results are summarized, highlighting different aspects of MIS including demographics, procedures performed, constraints and possible solutions for the constraints of the surgical procedures performed by general and specialty surgeons. The look-ahead reveals the attitudes of surgeons toward future technologies and techniques.
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