Laparoscopic Surgery Unit

What is Laparoscopic Surgery?

Laparoscopic surgery (minimally invasive technique) is a special field of application for surgery. Laparoscopy has been used in the treatment of gynecological diseases in the past. Along with the developing technology, it has been used in gallbladder, pancreas, liver, stomach and bowel operations.

In open surgery, an incision covering the abdomen should be made to reach the abdomen. laparoscopic (closed) technique can be completed with a few incisions 0.5-1 cm in size. The cannulas entered into the abdomen from the port sites are called trocar. The camera for seeing the abdomen from the trocar and many tools specially developed for these techniques are inserted into the abdomen and the operations are completed. To facilitate visibility, the abdomen is expanded by inflating with carbon dioxide gas. In this way, the intra-abdominal organs move away from each other and a space is available to perform surgery.

Images from the camera are transferred to the operating room by the video monitors. During surgery, the surgeon monitors images on the monitor that reach through the abdomen. This system allows the surgeon to perform many operations with traditional methods with much smaller incisions.



 

How secure is Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery?

Laparoscopic and robotic surgery methods are as safe as open surgery in experienced hands. Bleeding and infectious complications due to anesthesia (although much less) may occur in many bowel operations. In addition, the patient's health status and overall performance may cause complications. You should discuss any possible risks with your surgeon before surgery.

What are the advantages of laparoscopic and robotic surgery?

• In laparoscopic and robotic surgical methods, oncologic results are obtained with the same quality as the abdominal opening.
• Problems such as pain and disruption in some bodily functions are much less common. Therefore, it gives better results in terms of patient satisfaction.
• The operation of the surgery through small holes, with the help of the camera, provides a much clearer and detailed field of view than the open surgery. This allows the surgery to be completed with much less trauma. Surgery with less tissue trauma means better oncologic results.
• Postoperative recovery is much faster than open surgery. This also means a shorter stay in the hospital and the patient's standing up more quickly.
• The patient feels less pain after surgery.
• As the incision area of the abdomen becomes smaller, the surgical site infection seen after surgery is less common.
• There may be better cosmetic results than open surgery.