HOW IS LAP. GALL BLADDER STONE SURGERY CONDUCTED?
Lap. Gall Bladder Stone Surgery also known as cholecystectomy is a procedure adopted to remove gall bladder and gall stones. Small incisions are made in the abdomen and it is inflated with air or carbon-di-oxide to make the area more visible. The procedure involves-
- The lighted telescope with a video camera attached is sent through the incision made near the belly button
- There is a video monitor that guides the surgeon while he is inserting the surgical instruments through the other incisions he has made.
- Prior this procedure Anatomy of the bile ducts are studied through the X-ray procedure called intra-operative cholangiography.
- After the gall bladder is removed it no more will store bile. This has any or no effect on digestion process
- Bile flows from the liver through the common bile ducts into the small intestine.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE SURGERY?
The Laparoscopic Gall Bladder Stone surgery successfully treats the gall stones which is the sole reason for all the symptoms the patient has undergone.
- The patient needs one or two days of hospital stay
- The patient gets back to his normal routine within ten days.
- The patients who undergo open surgery over place of Lap. Gall Bladder stone surgery takes more time to recover and face discomfort until it heals.
- With the Laparoscopic surgery there is no special dietary pattern the patient has to follow. He can stick to his regular plan.
WHY LAPAROSCOPIC GALL BLADDER STONE SURGERY IS ADVISED?
The procedure removes the gall bladder. Hence, the surgery is safe and effective while there are chances that the gall stones can appear in the common bile duct even after the gall bladder is removed but this is very rare and develops many years after.
THE RISKS INVOLVED-
- Risk of anaesthesia
- Internal Bleeding
- Infection in the incisions
- Injury to the small intestine
- Injury to the bile duct
OTHER RARE COMPLICATIONS MAY INCLUDE-
- Bile leaks into the abdomen
- Injury to the abdominal vessels which is very rare
- Gall stone is shoved into the bile duct
- A possible cut in the liver
When the above complications arise the patient may have to go through another surgery to fix it. Such complications are very rare, unless and until you are treated by the experts at the reputed gastroenterology hospitals in Hyderabad.
WHY CHOOSE LAP. GALL BLADDER STONE SURGERY OVER OPEN SURGERY?
The laparoscopic Gall Bladder Stone Surgery is beneficial over the open surgery which is why patients are advised to go for this particular procedure. This saves your time and relieves you from the distress you are going through with a speedy recovery. The only reason if you are not advised on this procedure would be because of any other complications based on your medical history.
The Gastroenterology surgeons in Hyderabad treat you with at most care and precaution enabling you to get back on your toes within a couple of weeks after the procedure is conducted on you.