Minimal Access Surgery
Minimal access surgery was the name suggests is the surgery which is performed by creating small holes or using natural orifices of the human body to access the organs for surgery. These spectrum of surgery has gained considerable advancements in all areas of surgery because of inheritance advantages to the patients.
Common Types of minimal access surgery
1) Laparoscopic surgery – also called as keyhole surgery or scarless surgery to operate the various abdominal organs.
2) Thoracoscopic surgery – it is done to operate the organs in chest cavity like lungs , oesophagus , thymus , pleural lining etc
3) Endoscopic surgery – also common exchanges term with laparoscopic surgery but is more precisely used by urologist surgeons, gastroenterologist , head and neck surgeons , spine surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons
4) Robotic surgery – it is more advanced form of minimal access surgery where robot is used as specialised and intermediate platform to perform surgery and surgeon operates from the console.
Common indications of general and minimal access surgery
1) Gall stone disease ( Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery)
2) Hernia surgery ( laparoscopic hernia surgery) and obesity surgery ( Bariatric and metabolic surgery)
3) Gynaecological surgeries( laparoscopic uterus removal, laparoscopic ovary surgeries, laparoscopic pelvis surgeries)
4) Laparoscopic cancer surgeries for gastrointestinal tract ( oesophagus, stomach , small and large intestine)
5) Laparoscopic solid organ surgery ( liver, pancreas , spleen and kidney)
6) Diagnostic and emergency laparoscopy
7) Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy
Advantages of Minimal Access surgery
1) It involves less handling of the tissue so decrease tissue trauma
2) Minimal or no scars
3) Less post operative pain after surgery
4) Early recovery of the patient
5) Early mobilisation of the patient
6) Decreased chance of surgical wound infection and hernia
7) Early return to work
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