Posts Tagged ‘laparoscopic techniques’

Tuesday,February 2nd, 2010

by Denise

Noninvasive surgical procedures have become increasingly popular in recent years. Utilizing laparoscopic surgery or endoscopic surgical techniques, surgeons are now able to operate on many body organs without massive incisions, tissue damage or delayed healing processes.

Laparoscopic techniques are common in gallbladder surgery, liver surgery, as well as small bowel, or other soft tissue organs. Abdominal wall surgery, vascular and thoracic surgery are also engaged with laparoscopy.  Laparoscopic surgery for children, and new trends in obesity and weight loss surgeries that utilize this technique offer faster healing time  reduced risk of infection or post surgical complications.

Some of the most common and popular laparoscopic procedures include laparoscopic gastric bypass, adjustable band, duodenal switch and revision of bariatric surgeries. Complications following weight loss surgery are reduced through laparoscopic techniques.  Common laparoscopic procedures performed on the gall bladder and liver include common bile duct exploration, bile duct injury, liver resection, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures.

Hernia repair is also commonly performed laparoscopically, as are many procedures involving bowel obstruction to appendectomies.

Laparoscopic surgical procedures offered by international medical facilities and destinations offer state of the art, cutting-edge, and new technologies in laparoscopic and endoscopic techniques.  Laparoscopic weight loss surgery, and affordable laparoscopic gallbladder surgery abroad and even laparoscopic gynecology are available in certified facilities such as Mexicali Obesity Solutions, in Mexicali, Mexico, or by experts in the field such as Dr. Osama Badran, MD, FACOG, a laparoscopic gynecological surgeon in Amman, Jordan.

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Tuesday,October 6th, 2009

by Denise

Laparoscopic surgeries are an increasingly used method of surgery that is less invasive, promotes faster healing and causes less surrounding tissue damage than traditional surgical incisions for a multitude of conditions. For example, in the “old days”, an individual undergoing an appendectomy would experience a 4 to 6 inch long incision on the lower right abdomen so the surgeon could access and remove the appendix.  Today, laparoscopic procedures for the same operation require 1 to 3 very small incisions, most commonly measuring only a centimeter or two in length.

Individuals undergoing laparoscopic surgeries have shortened recovery times as well as less postoperative pain. Smaller incisions decrease the chance of complications such as infection and offer decreased mortality rates. The fiber-optic instruments and video cameras attached to the laparoscope enable surgeons to view the surgical area on a monitor while utilizing special instruments that avoid surrounding tissue damage of the surgical area.

Laparoscopic surgery is commonly used in obesity and weight loss procedures, multiple orthopedics techniques and procedures, as well as for some cardiac procedures, biopsy procedures, and operations involving the soft tissues or organs of the abdominal area, from the stomach to the pancreas, liver, gallbladder and small and large intestines. Laparoscopic techniques and technology is also used in male and female genitourinary scenarios, such as prostate removal, treatment of the ovaries or uterus and kidney and urinary tract conditions and disorders.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal, offers information on a variety of facilities around the world who perform affordable, quality and effective minimally invasive surgical procedures for a variety of conditions from torn meniscus repair to colonoscopy.

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