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Home Surgery Abdominal and Laparoscopic Surgery

Abdominal surgery is used to correct conditions including obstruction, tumors, infection, hernias, bleeding and other problems. These procedures are almost always done under general anesthesia. Some of them can be done laparoscopically, which means that instruments and a camera are inserted into the abdomen through small incisions. Examples of these operations are operations on the gallbladder, appendix, and hernias of the abdominal wall. Some abdominal procedures require the opening of the abdomen, such as operations which involve the stomach, and the small and large intestine. The choice for laparoscopic or open surgery is made in agreement with the patient, and according to the experience and skills of the surgeon.

The main advantages of laparoscopy are that the small skin incisions have a more attractive cosmetic result, and that recovery is usually faster after laparoscopy, because of less pain due to smaller incisions in the abdominal wall. However, it is important to stress that the operations are essentially the same on the inside, and that the only difference is the means to reach the inside. Usually, after a laparoscopic operation, the patient is kept one night in the hospital to recover from the general anesthesia, and to give the digestive tract time to recover from the operation. After open surgery, a few more days are usually needed.