Advanced laparoscopy
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Advanced laparoscopy differs from regular diagnostic laparoscopy in that the surgeon has the skill to continue the procedure through the smaller incisions avoiding a large abdominal incision. Patients experience a faster recovery, shorter hospital stay, and less postoperative pain with laparoscopic surgery when compared to conventional open surgery.
A surgeon trained in advanced laparoscopy has the surgical skills to perform operations that are traditionally done through a large incision. Some of these surgeries may include:
After laparoscopic surgery, patients will often go home the same day or the next. If these surgeries are performed through a large incision, patients often have to stay two or three nights in the hospital. In addition, the recovery time after large abdominal incisions is approximately six weeks compared to 1-2 weeks (depending on the procedure) for laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery has the added benefits of less adhesion (scar-tissue) formation and smaller (less than one inch) incisions.
Gynecology & Laparoscopic Surgeons, PC Advanced laparoscopy:Gynecology & Laparoscopic Surgeons, GLSI, Advanced laparoscopy, Raleigh, North Carolina
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