LAPAROSCOPY KUCHING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY 古晋 腹腔镜手术 / 微创手术

Why laparoscopy?

Laparoscopy (Keyhole surgery) also known as minimally invasive surgery, is a preferred choice for many medical procedures due to its benefits.

This technique involves small incisions, thin tube with camera attached, small surgical tools and a small tube to pump gas into the tummy. It can be use to diagnose and treat various conditions. The advantages of this technique compared to traditional open surgery are:

• reduced pain

• smaller scar

• faster recovery

• shorter hospital stay

• less risk of infection 

• less chance to have scar tissue formation inside tummy

• Earlier return to full activites

• magnified vision to help the doctor to see the surrounding blood vessles, nerves and other organs better

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Frequently asked questions

What is laparoscopy?

Laparoscopy (Keyhole surgery) also known as minimally invasive surgery, is a surgical technique where doctor makes small inicision on tummy and uses thin tubes and camera to perform surgery.

What type of surgery can be done via laparoscopy?

Common gynaecological conditions that are suitable for laparoscopy surgery are (not limited to):

• Ovarian cyst

• Endometriosis

• Ectopic pregnancy

• Myomectomy (Removal of Fibroids)

• Hysterectomy (removal of womb)

• Female fertility related condition

How is the operation performed?

Laparoscopy is done under general anaesthesia. Around 1 to 4 tiny cuts (around 0.5cm - 1cm) will be made on the tummy.

The camera and thin tubes will pass through these small incisions and gas will be pumped into the tummy. Different tiny instruments are used via these small incisions to perform the surgery.

Number of incisions and size of incisions will be determined by the complexity of the case.

What are the benefits of laparoscopy (keyhole surgery) compare to laparotomy (open surgery)?

Laparoscopy surgery shows maginified vision to help doctor to see surrounding organs, blood vessels, nerves better. The benefits include:

• Less pain

• Less fever

• Smaller scar

• Faster recovery

• Shorter hospital stay

• Lower risk of adhesion (organ/tissue stick together)

There are few disadvantages of laparoscopy when compare to laparotomy. Laparoscopy requires more specialised surgical skills and equipments. In some cases such as huge / multiple fibroids, the laparoscopy surgery operating time may be longer than laparotomy. Besides, not all conditions are suitable for laparoscopy surgery. 

What are the risk of laparoscopy?

Common risks:

• Pain

• Infection (wound, urine, chest)

• Minor bleeding

Uncommon risks:

• Damage to organs such as bladder or bowel

• Major bleeding that required blood transfusion

• Return to theatre

• Pelvic abscess/infection

• Blood clot in leg/lung

• Convert to laparotomy (open surgery)

Others:

• depending on type of surgery