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Laparoscopic Surgery at Vale Healthcare

Laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery is a Minimally Invasive surgical technique, that is used to treat a wide variety of conditions and symptoms.

Vale Healthcare and it's consultant surgeons has a vast range of expertise and experience in the field of laparoscopic surgery, and provide advanced laparscopic surgery techniques across a number of specialties.

What is Laparoscopic Surgery?
Benefits of Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures available
Laparscopic General and Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgery at Vale Healthcare
Laparoscopic Gynaecology Surgery at Vale Healthcare

What is Laparoscopic Surgery?

Laparoscopic surgery is also known as keyhole surgery or minimally invasive surgery (MIS), and is often performed as an alternative to 'open surgery'.

Laparoscopic surgery involves making a number of small incisions in the abdomen, and using a laparoscope (a thin telescope with a light source) which is used to light up and magnify the structures inside the abdomen. In addition to the laparscope (which can see inside the abdomen), surgeons can then use specialist surgical instruments to operate laparoscopically. Laparoscopic surgery can be used for a number of procedures.

This surgery is performed using a general anaesthetic.

Benefits of Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery has a host of benefits, listed below. Overall, patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery have a less invasive procedure - which in turn will aid them in their recovery.

Laparoscopic surgery leads to less operative trauma with reduction of the incidence of complications.
Laparoscopic surgery is performed through smaller skin incisions with lesser chance of wound infection.
Laparoscopic surgery leads to reduction in scar tissue formation and better cosmesis.
Laparoscopic surgery is associated with less post-operative pain, shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery.
Laparoscopic surgery leads to quicker return to work.
Laparoscopic surgery reduces the risks of long term complications (incisional hernia).

Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures

There is a wide variety of Laparoscopic surgical procedures available, across a number of specialties.

Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Acid Reflux Surgery
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Hiatal Hernia Surgery
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Nissen’s Fundoplication for Heart Burn
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Gallstones Surgery
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Cholecystectomy (Removal of the Gallbladder)
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Removal of Common Bile Duct Stones
Laparoscopic Cardio-myotomy (Division of a muscle in the oesophagus to facilitate swallowing)
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Removal of the Appendix (which in the new gold standard)
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Removal of a Diseases Spleen
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Acid Reflux Surgery
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Hiatal Hernia Surgery
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Nissen’s Fundoplication for Heart Burn
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Gallstones Surgery
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Cholecystectomy (Removal of the Gallbladder)
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Removal of Common Bile Duct Stones
Laparoscopic Cardio-myotomy (Division of a muscle in the oesophagus to facilitate swallowing)
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Removal of the Appendix (which in the new gold standard)
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Removal of a Diseases Spleen
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Hernia Repair
Endoscopy
Gastroscopy
Sigmoidoscopy
Colonoscopy

Laparoscopic General, Colorectal and Upper GI Surgery

Vale Healthcare has an established Laparoscopic surgical team, who are highly experienced in providing minimally invasive surgical solutions for general, upper GI and colorectal conditions.

Our laparoscopic surgeons can see and treat patients with the following conditions (click on the links below to find out more about each of these conditions):

Oesophageal Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Acid Reflux
Pancreatitis

Gallstones
Achalasia
Obesity
Hernia

Laparoscopic Gynaecology Surgery at Vale Healthcare

Vale Healthcare's Laparoscopic Gynaecology surgery team is led by Mr Sanjay Chawathe, who specialises in laparoscopic hysterectomies.

Mr Chawathe can see patients with a full range of gynaecological and urogynaecological symptoms and conditions, and can provide a full range of surgical treatments for patients, including laparoscopic procedures.

Laparoscopic hysterectomy

Laparoscopic hysterectomy is a surgical procedure in which the uterus is detached from inside the body by laparoscopic instruments using a small camera telescope.

Laparoscopic hysterectomy shares the same benefits of all laparoscopic surgery including quicker recovery, less post-surgical pain, and smaller incisions meaning less chance of wound infection. The procedure is regarded as much less uncomfortable than that of abdominal hysterectomy, and the hospital stay and ability to resume normal activity is substantially shorter than for abdominal hysterectomy and slightly shorter than for vaginal hysterectomy.