Signs That You Need To Go For Laparoscopic Surgery

 

Laparoscopy is a low-risk, minimally invasive modern surgical procedure that has a short recovery rate. It is the go-to method used by doctors to ascertain that a patient is doing well if tests and diagnostic results are inconclusive. But who needs a laparoscopy? Well, this post will explore the answer to this particular question! Read on to know more!

 

Laparoscopy, otherwise known as laparoscopic surgery or simply diagnostic laparoscopy, is a modern surgical procedure that is used by doctors to examine the organs inside the abdominal cavity of a patient. The recovery period for this type of surgery is very short. Furthermore, it is minimally invasive as the doctor only needs to make small incisions on the target area of the patient’s abdominal cavity.

 

Laparoscopic surgery is performed after the patient is rendered unconscious using general anesthesia. Most of the time, the patient will be released from the hospital on the same day but in case the surgery is performed to take out gall-bladder stones then the patient might be kept under observation for at least 4 – 5 days.

 

Most of the time, laparoscopy proves to be a beneficial tool for doctors to diagnose the abdominal problems of patients when the issue cannot be revealed via common diagnostic imaging techniques such as – 

• Ultrasound
• CT scan or
• An MRI scan.

 

Laparoscopy is also performed to take a biopsy (a sample of tissue) from a particular organ within the abdominal cavity that the doctor is suspicious about. A doctor will recommend laparoscopy when it comes to close examination of organs within the abdominal cavity like:

• Appendix
• Gallbladder
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Small intestine and large intestine (otherwise known as the colon)
• Spleen
• Stomach
• Pelvic or reproductive organs.

 

By closely observing these organs with a laparoscope (the long and thin instrument that is inserted through the incision(s) made on the abdominal cavity of the patient), a doctor can detect:

• The presence of absence of a mass (or tumor) within the abdominal cavity of the patient.
• The presence or absence of fluid in the abdominal cavity of the patient.
• The telltale signs on the liver that can indicate the onset or progress of liver disease.
• The overall effectiveness of certain treatments administered by the doctor to mitigate certain diseases that affects the organs found within the human abdominal cavity and

The overall progress of certain diseases like cancer that affects organs found within the human abdominal cavity.