Rambam Health Care Campus is the first Israeli hospital to fix back problems via “anterior-to-psoas” keyhole surgery using a minimally invasive incision in the waist. It takes advantage of an “anatomical corridor” running from the waist to the back, where surgeons then perform spinal fusion.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-to-israel-back-surgery-via-the-waist-using-advanced-keyhole-method/