Laparoscopic Surgery
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. Laredo Medical Center's surgeons 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.