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What are the Possible Risks of the Procedure?
Yoursurgeonwilldoeverything possibletominimizerisks,butan laparoscopy,likealloperations,has risks.

Bleeding Infection
Injurytonearbystructures
Carbondioxidegasentering placesotherthantheabdomen.
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Risksofgeneralanesthesia, suchasbloodclotsand pneumonia
Yourriskofcomplicationsis influencedbyyouroverallhealth.
What Conditions Can Laparoscopic Surgery be Treated With?
Therearemanyproceduresthatcanbe performedlaparoscopicallybutitis importanttoknowthatcertaincriteriamust bemetinorderforthismethodtobeused. Thiscanbediscussedwithyoursurgeon.
Cyst,fibroid,stone,andpolypremovals.
Smalltumorremovals.
Biopsies.
Rectopexy(rectalprolapserepair).
Herniarepairsurgery.
Esophagealanti-refluxsurgery (fundoplication).
Cholecystectomy(gallbladderremoval)
forgallstones.
Appendectomy(appendixremoval)for appendicitis.
Colectomy(bowelresectionsurgery).
Abdominoperinealresection(rectum removal).
Whippleprocedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)for pancreaticcancer.
Gastrectomy(stomachremoval).
How is it Done?
Laparoscopicsurgeryisaminimally invasivesurgicaltechniqueusedinthe abdominalandpelvicareas.Itisdone withtheaidofalaparoscopewhichisa thin,telescopicrodwithacameraatthe end. Thisallowsthesurgeontosee insideyourbodywithoutopeningitwith largeincisions.Laparoscopicsurgery usesonetofoursmallincisionsofhalf aninchorless.Theyareusedfor cameraaccessandthethesurgical instruments.Therearesomeprocedures thatcanbeperformedwithoneincision, thisiscalledSingleIncision LaparoscopicSurgery(SILS).Thisisan advancedminimallyinvasivesurgical procedureinwhichthesurgeon operatesexclusivelythroughasingle entrypointinsteadofthetraditionalfour ormorelaparoscopicincisions.Often thisincisioncanbehiddenwithinthe bellybuttonsopatientsareleftwithno visiblescars.
What is a laparoscopy?
Alaparoscopyisakindofexploratory surgeryusingalaparoscope.The surgeonexploresyourabdominal and\orpelviccavitiesthroughoneor twokeyholeincisions.It’susuallydone fordiagnosticpurposesbylookingfor problemsthatimagingtestshaven’t beenabletoidentify.Thesurgeonmay takebiopsysamplesduringtheexam. Theymayalsobeabletotreatminor problemsduringthelaparoscopy like removinggrowthsorblockagesthat theyfindduringtheexam.
Laparoscopyusuallytakeslesstime andhasafasterrecoverythanopen surgery.
Thesmallerwoundsreducetheriskof infection,bloodlossandpostoperative complicationssuchaswound separationandgettingincisional hernias.