General Surgery deals with surgery on abdomen, skin surface, neck, extremities.
Commonly, it deals with diseases of stomach, intestines, appendix, gall bladder, liver,
abdominal
cancers, hernia, hydrocele, piles, fissure, fistula, pilonidal sinus, varicose veins,
neck swellings,
lymphnodes, thyroid, sebaceous cyst, lipoma etc.
It also deals with management of wounds, ulcers, abscess etc.
It is known as key-hole surgery, is one of the most astonishing advancement of modern
surgery.
With the help of modern video camera system, one can perform complex abdominal procedure
through
tiny holes, with more precision.
The common surgery done through laparoscope are,
- Laparoscopic removal of Gall bladder
- Laparoscopic removal of Appendix
- Laparoscopic repair of Hernia
- Laparoscopic removal of abdominal swellings
- Laparoscopic removal of abdominal cancers
- Laparoscopic removal of Intra thoracic procedure on lungs
- Laparoscopic removal of Neck swellings
Etc.
We have world’s Best camera system (Spies- Karl Storz) to
perform these procedures.
It has many advantages, like
- Decreased pain
- Less use of analgesic drugs
- Less hospitalization, early discharge
- Fast recovery
- Early resumption to routine activities and work
- Cosmetic appeal with almost invisible scars
Complex Hernia include
1. Large Hernia : Hernia when left untreated for long time, it tends to grow to enormous
size,
making surgery more challenging. They need various techniques in complex procedures
called AWR ( Abdominal Wall Reconstruction ).
2. Recurrent Hernia : Previously failed hernia repair tends to weaken the muscles &
requires
different techniques to give durable repair. Re-recurrent hernia, which have failed more
than once, are still more difficult & needs complex plastic procedures
3. Hernia in very Obese patients need tailored approach to give better results
4. Hernia patients with associated diseases of heart, lung , liver & kidney needs
quick &
durable repair.
At our center, we have a large experience of treating such complex Hernia.