What are the advantages of laparoscopy?

A laparoscope is an endoscope used for examination and treatment in the abdominal cavity. It is essentially a fiber light source endoscope, including laparoscope, energy system, light source system, perfusion system and imaging system. When applied to surgical patients under completely painless conditions, it can directly and clearly observe the intra-abdominal condition of the patient, understand the pathogenic factors, and perform surgical treatment for abnormal conditions. Laparoscopic surgery is also known as "keyhole" surgery. Using the laparoscopic system technology, the doctor only needs to open a few "keyhole" type small holes around the patient's surgical site, and can visualize the patient's internal situation in front of the computer screen without opening the abdomen, and perform precise surgical operations. It takes a very short time for the treatment technology to reach the international advanced level.

Compared with traditional surgery, laparoscopic surgery has the following advantages:

1. Laparoscopic surgery has little disturbance to the internal organs of the abdominal cavity, avoiding the stimulation and pollution of the abdominal cavity by the air and dust bacteria in the air. During the operation, electrocution and electrocoagulation are the main operations. The blood vessels are first coagulated and then broken, the bleeding is completely stopped, and the bleeding is very little. Before the end of the operation, the washing is thorough and the abdominal cavity is kept clean.

Therefore, postoperative intestinal function can be recovered quickly, and food can be eaten earlier, which greatly reduces the factors of postoperative intestinal adhesion.

2. Laparoscopic surgery is the representative of true minimally invasive surgery, with greatly reduced trauma, easy operation and postoperative recovery, and less pain.

3. You can get out of bed early after the operation, and the sleeping position is relatively casual, which greatly reduces the intensity of the family's accompanying care.

4. The hole in the abdominal wall is small (ranging from 3-10mm), scattered and hidden, and will not affect the appearance after healing.

5. General anesthesia is generally used, with complete monitoring and greatly increased safety.

6. Puncture infection is far less than traditional incision incision infection or fat liquefaction.

7. The abdominal wall puncture replaces the abdominal wall incision, avoiding the injury of abdominal wall muscles, blood vessels and corresponding nerves. There will be no abdominal wall weakness and abdominal wall incisional hernia after surgery, and will not affect motor function due to abdominal wall muscle scarring. Cutting causes corresponding skin numbness.

However, laparoscopic surgery also has its own disadvantages such as:

1. Laparoscopic equipment is expensive and complicated to operate. Laparoscopic surgery retraining is required, and there are technical requirements for the surgeon.

2. It is difficult to estimate the operation time before surgery, and in special cases, it is necessary to change to open surgery during the operation.

3. Laparoscopic surgery increases the risk of surgery in special circumstances.