During this procedure, using a narrow tube-like instrument (a 5 to 10mm cannula), the surgeon enters the abdomen in the area of the belly-button. A laparoscope (a tiny telescope) connected to a special camera is inserted through the cannula, giving the surgeon a magnified view of the patient’s internal organs on a television screen (up to 15 times magnified). Other cannulas are inserted which allow your surgeon to delicately separate the gallbladder from its attachments and then remove it through one of the openings. If the surgeon finds one or more stones in the common bile duct, he/she may remove them with a special scope through the same incisions.
CAN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PERFORMED TO ANY PATIENTS?
The answer is YES! Only in a very small percentage of the patients (less than 1%), the method cannot be performed due to special indications. The decision to go thought with an open gallbladder removal surgery is up to the surgeon, before or even, during the procedure.
WHAT ARE THE PROS OF A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY VERSUS AN OPEN SURGERY?
- Smaller scars (a 1cm incision and 3 incisions of 0,5cm)
- Faster recovery
- Minimal blood loss
- You get out of the hospital quicker.
- Fewer hospital costs
- You get back to your normal activities sooner.
- Better internal view of the organs by 10 to 15 times, with better lightening
- You’ll feel less pain while the scars heal, and they heal quicker.
- Almost none postsurgical risks, in regards to the trauma.
- Minimum chances of heart and congestional complications
- You may have less internal scarring.
- The surgical team is safe from catching a viral infection, ex. hepatitis or HIV
- You can help patients in severe health condition (obese, with heart conditions etc)
WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF AS LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY?
In Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal Surgery, the risks are minimal and the complications extremely rare. The patients can return to their normal activities very soon after. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the safest method to face gallbladder issues. Numerous medical studies show that the complication rate for laparoscopic gallbladder removal surgery is comparable to or even lower than the complication rate for open gallbladder removal surgery when performed by a properly trained surgeon. The overall rate of severe complications is less than 1%.
