Laparoscopy surgery or minimally invasive surgery
is a surgical method and is one of the most significant General Surgery developments in the 20th century. Operations performed laparoscopically are the following
- “Gallbladder”: Cholecystectomy and intraoperative cholangiography
- Appendectomy
- Treatment of gastroesophageal regurgitation with or without hiatus hernia
- Cardiomyotomy for esophageal achalasia
- Colectomy for benign diseases (diverticulitis, polyps, ulcerative colitis) or bowel cancer
- Treatment of gynecological conditions (ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, ectopic pregnancy)
- Oncological surgery for biopsy or staging
- Acute abdomen (peritonitis): investigation – treatment of abdominal pain
- Hepatectomy
- Adrenalectomy
- Splenectomy
Advantages of the method
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The procedure is performed via small incisions measuring only a few millimeters and the patient’s internal organs are magnified on screens in the operating room.
- Minimal surgical trauma
- Better image – Magnification (10-15 times)
- Minimal blood loss
- Minimal pain
- Less adhesions
- Less complications
- Less postoperative pain
- Faster recovery
- Less hospitalization
- Father return to work
- Lower cost