Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery Treatment in India at Aastha Healthcare Hospital

What is the intestine?

The intestine is the portion of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus. The intestine is a long, tubular organ consisting of two parts :

The large intestine is about 3.5 meters long. The large intestine is divided into 6 parts: caecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum. The inner surface of large intestine is covered with mucous and is convoluted. The large intestine is responsible for absorption of water and excretion of solid waste material

The small intestine is about 6 meters long. It is divided into 3 sections: duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. This part is where the most extensive part of digestion occurs. Most food products are absorbed in the small intestine.

What is laparoscopic intestinal surgery?

The introduction of laparoscopic removal of the gall bladder (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy) in the late 1980s revolutionized the surgical management of many abdominal operations. It offered less discomfort to the patient and faster recovery. But it was only the delay in the development of proper instruments that prevented Colon and Rectal Surgeons from performing laparoscopic intestinal surgery until 1991.

Today, laparoscopic surgery is an increasingly popular option for people with intestinal conditions, who may need sections of the bowel repaired or removed. Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which the surgeons operate through very tiny holes (approximately 1/2-inch wide) instead of large incisions (8- to 12-inch wide). While recovery from open surgery for intestinal disease, takes an average of six weeks, people who have undergone laparoscopic surgery tend to feel back to normal in just three weeks.

Open surgery and laparoscopic surgery

Traditionally, abdominal surgery has been performed in an open manner and what that means is the patient has a reasonably large incision, which varies in size between four and 10 inches long. It's usually in the midline of the abdomen, so it runs from the pubis at the lower midline of the abdomen up to the navel. The length depends on the extent of surgery and the extent of bowel that one has to free up or take out. When the surgery's performed laparoscopically, three or four access ports are put, which are little plastic tubes that go into the abdomen that are positioned through incisions less than half-an-inch long. Then through these access ports we put in a camera, which is less than a half-inch in diameter, which is used to see what's going on inside the abdominal cavity. Through the other access ports we put in very fine little surgical instruments, about 5 millimeters in diameter. We use those instruments to free up the bowel and then we make an incision of four to six centimeters in size (around two inches) to remove the bowel.

How are less invasive procedures performed?

Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive approach to common surgical problems in the abdomen. Many surgical problems that traditionally were performed through large incisions are now accomplished through small keyhole incisions that result in much less surgical trauma and postoperative pain. Aastha Healthcare has its expertise in Laparoscopic procedures. Our surgeons have the experience in performing many basic and advanced procedures with the Laparoscopic approach.

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