Minimal Invasive Surgery has revolutionized the way surgeries are performed conventionally. To perform these surgeries, surgeons use a small telescope to see a magnified view of the area to be operated on screen and through another small puncture introduce special instruments to perform the final surgery.
Advantages of Performing the Procedures?
Conventional surgery requires an incision of five to seven inches to perform the surgical procedure whereas in the minimal invasive surgical procedure, only four small openings in the abdomen.
Patients usually have minimum post-operative pain with a much faster recovery.
It may be performed as a day care procedure in some of the cases. Most patients go home within a day and return to normal activities
Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery
Laparoscopic GI surgery is performed by minimal invasive technique in which operations in the abdomen are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5-1.5cm) as compared to larger incisions needed in traditional surgical procedures.
Laparoscopic surgery is performed using a laparoscope ( a telescopic rod lens system that is usually connected to a video camera). Also attached is a fiber optic cable system connected to a 'cold' light source to illuminate the operative field, inserted through a 5 mm or 10 mm insertion made in abdomen to view the operative area.. The abdomen is essentially blown up like a balloon (insufflated), elevating the abdominal wall above the internal organs like a dome. The gas used is CO2, which is common to the human body and can be absorbed by tissue and removed by the respiratory system are commonly used in laparoscopic procedures.
General type of surgeries performed by this procedure are:-