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There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include: Reduced hemorrhaging, which reduces the chance of needing a blood transfusion. [12] [13] Smaller incision, which reduces pain and shortens recovery time, as well as resulting in less post-operative scarring. [13] [14] [15]
The surgeon manipulates instruments within the abdominal cavity to perform procedures such as cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), the most common laparoscopic procedure. The laparoscopic method speeds recovery time and reduces blood loss and infection as compared to the traditional "open" method.
The laparoscopic approach is safer than open surgery, [4] and there is less risk of complications after the procedure. [23] There is also less blood loss, less pain after the procedure, shorter average length of stay in hospital and faster recovery. [8] [23] Rarely, the procedure must be converted into an open abdominal surgery. [7]
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Recovery may be slightly faster after laparoscopic surgery, although the laparoscopic procedure itself is more expensive and resource-intensive than open surgery and generally takes longer. Advanced pelvic sepsis occasionally requires a lower midline laparotomy. Complicated (perforated) appendicitis should undergo prompt surgical intervention. [1]
Laparoscopic procedures Recovery time following laparoscopic surgery is shorter and less painful than following traditional abdominal surgery. [32] Instead of opening the pelvic cavity with a wide incision (laparotomy), a laparoscope (a thin, lighted tube) and surgical instruments are inserted into the pelvic cavity via small incisions. [ 32 ]
Chromopertubation with laparoscopy is considered the "gold standard" to evaluate tubal patency. [6] It is the most accurate way to look at the abdominal cavity and other pelvic structures.
Ovarian drilling, also known as multiperforation or laparoscopic ovarian diathermy, is a surgical technique of puncturing the membranes surrounding the ovary with a laser beam or a surgical needle using minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures. [1] It differs from ovarian wedge resection, which involves the cutting of tissue.