More commonly known as key-hole surgery or Minimally invasive surgery, this method allows the surgeon to access the abdomen of the patient without the use of large incisions, hence reducing the pain and post operative morbidity of the patient.

A small (1 cm) incision is placed on the navel of the patient and the Laparoscope (camera) is introduced into the abdomen through this incision (port) and the image is transmitted onto a TV screen where the surgeon can see the structures with more clarity and definition than is available in a conventional open surgery. Additional ports are placed as per the requirement of the surgery being done but all vary from 0.5 to 1.0 cms in length and hence they are very small. These additional ports are used to inset instruments required for the surgery such as scissors, cautery etc.

Advantages

•  Less Pain

•  Less duration of hospital stay

•  Less antibiotics required

•  Less blood loss

•  Faster healing

•  Almost invisible scars

•  More accurate surgery as the image is magnified and clearer