What is Laparoscopic Surgery?
Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique in which operations in the abdomen are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.0 cm) as opposed to the larger incisions needed in open surgery.
Using a small telescope with built-in magnification mechanism and a variety of long, thin surgical instruments placed through approximately 3-5 incisions (each of which is usually no larger than a cm in size), the surgeon is able to perform minimally invasive surgery for a variety of urologic diseases and problems. Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities.
What are the Benefits of Laparoscopic Surgery Compared to Open Procedure?
Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique in which operations in the abdomen are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.0 cm) as opposed to the larger incisions needed in open surgery. Using a small telescope with built-in magnification mechanism and a variety of long, thin surgical instruments placed through approximately 3-5 incisions (each of which is usually no larger than a cm in size), the surgeon is able to perform minimally invasive surgery for a variety of urologic diseases and problems. Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities.
- Reduced pain due to smaller incisions and less blood loss
- Shorter hospital stay
- Better cosmetic results
- Shorter recovery time
Minimally invasive surgery has been applied to a multitude of benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) urologic problems. Furthermore, it has been applied to conditions affecting a variety of urologic organs (including kidney, adrenal gland, ureter, bladder, prostate, lymph nodes).
What are the surgeries commonly performed through laparoscopy?
- Radical, simple and partial nephrectomy for kidney disease/cancer
- Donor nephrectomy for kidney transplant
- Adrenelectomy for adrenal diseases
- Renal cyst surgery
- Pyeloplasty, pyelolithotomy, ureterolithotomy for PUJO/renal stones
- Uretero-ureterostomy, ureteric reimplantaion for ureteric stricture or reflux
- Bladder diverticulectomy for bladder diverticulum
- Radical cystectomy for bladder cancer
- Radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
- Vesico vaginal/uterine fistula surgery for VVF/UVF
- Orchidopexy for undescended testis
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