Laparoscopic Surgery

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Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive technique in which the surgeon performs surgery through tiny incisions with the assistance of a video camera. During the laparoscopy, the surgeon inserts plastic tubes, also known as ports, through the small incisions, often in the abdomen, and manipulates several thin instruments, such as a laparoscope, and the camera through the ports. The camera transmits detailed images onto a television monitor during a surgery such as a laparoscopy, allowing the surgeon to perform surgery without the traditional large incision.

Laparoscopic surgeries, some of which can be single-incision, may offer a number of benefits over open surgery, including quicker recovery times, fewer complications, less pain, scarring and blood loss, and shorter hospital stays. The surgeons at Laredo Medical Center are able to perform a range of laparoscopic surgical options, including:

• Abdominal surgeries to treat appendicitis, Crohn's disease, duodenal perforation, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, cancer, rectal prolapse and chronic constipation
• Gallbladder procedures
• Gynecologic surgeries such as hysterectomies
• Hernia surgeries

Surgeons at Laredo Medical Center utilize minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery whenever possible to minimize post-surgical pain and scarring, allowing patients to return to normal activities more quickly.