Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery And Its Many Benefits

By Pamela Barnes


The thought of going through surgery is dreadful regardless if one has experienced it or not. Being cut open sounds like something no one puts in their bucket list. But due to the deteriorating nature of everything that lives, circumstances dictate people to go to the hospital to get sliced with a scalpel for a chance of surviving.

There are many things the medical world can thank modern technology for. For many who might have to go through surgery, the 21st century has given us Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, most commonly known as SILS. This is a relatively new surgical procedure that is minimally invasive and operates a patient through a single entry point.

Apart from appendectomy, there are other benefits for laparoscopy. New York has a group of surgeons that offer a SILS procedure of bariatric surgery. This is a surgical procedure to treat morbid obesity. The technique is still in its early stages but there have been many cases of success in New York.

With SILS, the patient feels less post operation pain, since the area operated on is not cut wide open. This is due to SILS being a procedure where a single incision is made in the belly button to make way for the fiber optic cable to get through. This cable is connected to a screen that serves as the eyes of the surgeon during the procedure.

Since this type of laparoscopy uses only a single port, there is a reduced risk in infection, a ratio of one versus five against normal operating procedures. This method is generally called MAS or Minimal Access Surgery. Since the patient does not feel as much pain, their narcotic dosage is also lessened along with their recovery time.

For many abdominal area surgeries this process prevents the gastrointestinal tract from being exposed to the air inside the operating room preventing many possible complications. This means that important parts of the stomach lining is unlikely to reach a level of unsafe dryness and will not be able to absorb any harmful bacteria that may cause other illnesses, since no internal organs are out in the open.

Endoscopy has a range of varying procedures ranging from using natural orifices and cutting up a port. SILS is becoming a more practiced method even with its handicaps. Maneuvering restrictions is among the most difficult to overcome along with having the surgical instruments clashing. This is because of the incision being too narrow. Advancing medical tech is the only way these surgeons have been going around these challenges.

There are many good reviews about MAS from both medically operating professionals and patients. The number of successful cases are increasing especially with the premise of lesser cosmetic damage without a higher risk of complications when compared to open operation methods. There is still the same probability of a patient getting internal injuries with an open surgery and a MAS.

There are challenges that go with SILS, but it is difficult to deny the uptake of the method and the good response it receives. Both patient and surgeon are more willing to submit to an increase in operating time and a period to learning the process than to risk the complications of open operation methods. Soon enough technology should be able to provide solutions to see through these handicaps.




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