Tag: Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery

Will Removing Gallbladder For Gallstone Cause Any Harm In The Future?

Post author By Varanasi Hospital
Post date September 24, 2018

The surgical removal of the gallbladder, known as cholecystectomy, has become a rather common procedure these days, all over the world. This procedure is mostly being carried out these days in the form of laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. Today we will discuss if removing this organ is absolutely necessary in such cases.

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ that sits in the right abdominal side, just over the liver. It plays a role in assisting digestion as it produces Bile, a digestive enzyme. Under normal circumstances, the gallbladder must never be removed, but it is often inevitable due to several illnesses. Gallstones are one such condition, which is resolved permanently for good, by removing the gallbladder itself. Apart from this, severe inflammation of the gallbladder and pancreas are often some of the underlying medical cause which might need to remove the gallbladder.

For those who do not have much idea about it. Gallstones are a hardened mass of bile and other enzymes that results in hard stone-like structures. The gallstones become a problem when they block the flow of bile and starts to cause immense pain. Several individuals consume oral medication and other therapies to cure it, which might even work for a while. However, it is not a reliable method of treatment and gallstone can recur in the future.

The surgery is the only permanent method of resolving gallstones. In this surgical procedure, the gallbladder itself is removed surgically. Though it is feared by many individuals, the removal of gallstone does not have any severe consequence on health, neither does it affect digestion significantly. It only might have a few short-term discomforts such as disruptive bowel habits and loose stools, that too resolves within a week or two.

The laparoscopic gallbladder surgery has even more benefits than the traditional open surgery. The laparoscopic surgeries are often outpatient procedures, which means the patient is allowed to leave the hospital the same day after the procedure. The recovery is extremely fast and enables most people to resume their usual activities in a matter of days.

Thus, in a nutshell, the removal of the gallbladder might look like a troublesome option, it is extremely safe and effective. And most importantly, it is crucial to execute when complications such as gallstone and severe inflammation of this organ occur. Rely only on the best hospitals to avail laparoscopic gallbladder surgery.Things you should know if your gallbladder is removed.

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No Pain, All Gain with Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery

Post author By Varanasi Hospital
Post date September 14, 2018

Medical treatment has come a long way in the past 30 years. Ask a person about painless gallbladder surgery procedure in the 1980s and his reaction would clearly suggest that it is not possible. Now in the present day, with medical advancement, we have access to laparoscopic gallbladder surgery that allows us to avail painless treatment with quality results.

How is Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery different from open Surgery?

Though the objective of laparoscopic surgery and open surgery remains the same – elimination of the problem, the approach is relatively different. In case of open surgery, the surgeon makes a big incision in the patient’s body and then executes the surgery. On the other hand, under laparoscopic surgery, instead of making a big incision, the surgeon makes 2-3 small incisions in the patient’s body. Once of such an incision is used to insert a camera whereby the surgeon is able to view the gallbladder on a large TV screen attached to the surgery room. So instead of looking into the patient’s body through the naked eyes, the surgeon gets a clearer view of the patient’s gallbladder on a TV screen.

Once the view is clear, the surgeon uses various tools to operate through the small incisions. The result of such surgery is that the patient faces minimum pain and a quicker recovery period. Additionally, the view of the gallbladder is much clearer on the TV screen than in case of open surgery and hence, the rate of accuracy is also higher.

Is Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery expensive?

This surgery is high on quality but more convenient on price. As compared to open surgery and its post-surgery maintenance and expenses, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery is cheaper. With open surgery, a patient needs to under a big incision, then the period of recovery in the hospital is also long. Added to it, the cost of medicines that would heal the incision also needs to take care of for a longer duration. Alternatively, laparoscopic surgery is executed through small incisions which heal quickly. The period of recovery is also small; hence, patients can easily be discharged from the hospital within 3-4 days of the surgery. Taking all the connected expenses into account, laparoscopic surgery is the economical option.

Thus, every patient who is expecting to have a gallbladder surgery in the future are recommended to seek consultation regarding the preferred mode of surgery.

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Prevalance of Laparoscopic surgery in India

Post author By Varanasi Hospital
Post date July 26, 2018

Treatment through diet and medication has been a common practice in India for ages. Often people mistakenly assume surgery to be a new thing in the realm of healthcare. However, it is just an understatement, especially for us. In India, the surgical cure has been a remedy since the age of Sushrut. Today, we witness an extreme revolution of surgery, i.e the laparoscopic surgery. Let’s understand why it is becoming so prevalent these days.

The laparoscopic surgery, unlike the open surgery, is carried out through a few minor incisions made near the site of the damage. Needless to say, it has fewer surgical and post-surgical complications. At first, when the laparoscopic surgery made its entrance, many orthodox institutes shared their concern over it. Even though its viability is yet to be established in several specialties, its statistics speak for itself, within this short duration of 4-5 decades.

Statistically, it has been found that most of the leading healthcare providers are offering laparoscopic surgery to as high as 80-90 percent of the patients. It is predominantly true for surgeries operated int he abdominal region. Moreover, procedures like colectomy, gastrectomy, rectal resection, solid organ surgery are exclusively being carried out through this advanced surgical method.

The statistics are overwhelming particularly in case of the obesity surgery. As obesity surgery itself is a quite modern surgical approach to resolve obesity, approximate 99 percent of the cases are executed laparoscopically. In fact, the open surgery is done only for the high-risk patients.

This state-of-the-art technology overcomes multiple drawbacks that are associated with traditional, open surgery. It is becoming the preferred surgical approach for both patients and the doctors. In fact, the reason for not operation through a laparoscopic approach is due to the medical institute’s own shortcoming. These factors often include insufficient knowledge or training, lack of resources, ignorance, not acknowledging the learning curve etc.

Even though the open surgery technique has an immense contribution towards our healthcare till date, we are particularly thankful for the laparoscopic surgical approach. Clearly, it is the present and the future of surgery of medical treatment.

At Varanasi Hospital, we offer and recommend laparoscopic surgery for many surgical departments. Even though we do offer open surgery for the high-risk cases, we do recommend the laparoscopic surgery procedure to most of our patients.