Minimal access Surgery is an established advanced technique for doing all types of surgical procedures. This technique also known as ‘Keyhole Surgery’ or Laparoscopic Surgery. It uses a thin telescope known as laparoscope, which is inserted through small incisions. The laparoscope is connected to a tiny video camera which projects the inside view of patient’s body to a high resolution monitors in the operating room. Small surgical instruments are then passed through one or more additional 3-5mm incisions, through which the surgery is done. These incisions are usually covered with surgical glue and after a few weeks are scarcely visible thus avoiding any follow up visit for suture removal
The major advantages of this technique over conventional open surgery are:Minimal access Surgery by improving vision and providing magnification up to 20 times makes surgery more precise and accurate with minimal collateral damage. This provides faster recovery and minimal complication after surgery.In Minimal access Surgery a small hole is made through the abdominal muscles to permit access to the abdominal cavity by the surgeon. This leads to minimal tissue damage and less pain. In a conventional surgery, all the muscles are cut to gain the access.The operative scar in Minimal access Surgery consists of one or more small scars measuring up to 0.5-1.5 cms versus a single large long scar of conventional surgery.
MAS may not be indicated for a few selected patients. Each patient is evaluated individually and advised accordingly. You should educate yourself about all the surgical options available to you and discuss these options with your surgeon and then rely on him to choose the best option for you.
Removal of Gall bladder for Gall Stone disease. - All type of Hernia (Inguinal, umbilical, Incisional, Hiatus hernia etc) - Removal of appendix - All colorectal diseases and tumors/ Cancer - Surgeries for Oesophagus and Stomach - Weight loss/Metabolic surgeries - Liver, Bile duct and Pancreatic surgeries - Endocrine Surgery: Adrenal Gland, Parathyroid gland surgery - Surgery for Abdominal Trauma And many of procedures have been already described above.
You are usually allowed to go home the same day or next day, except in cases of more advanced procedures that may require three or four days of hospital stay. You can get back to routine activities in 3 days and to work in 5 days.
