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    Today, I am going to speak about laparoscopic surgery, also known as the keyhole surgery. I will talk about what it is, how it came about, how it is used and what it is used for. Laparoscopic surgery is one type of surgical method that is used to diagnose several diseases and also a kind of surgery method. Laparoscopic surgery is a surgical procedure where small incisions of 0.5-1.5cm are made and surgeons use laparoscope with a small camera and also light source to see inside the abdomen without

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    Laparoscopic surgery was first performed in the early 1900s, but was not widely used until the 1980s (Spaner, & Warnock, 1997). Now, laparoscopic surgery has become quite common, with more than 2 million Americans undergoing a laparoscopic procedure each year, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Fuller et al. … ). Laparoscopy is often preferred to open surgery due to a number of advantages that include reductions in post-op pain, incisions, and chance of hemorrhage. However, laparoscopic

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    LAPAROSCOPY Laparoscopy surgery is a minimally invasive type of surgery that is used to diagnose and treat various forms of disorders. It is performed with the help of a remotely controlled surgical device known as a Laparoscope. What is Laparoscopic Surgery? Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that uses a laparoscope to diagnose, treat and perform various types of surgeries on many medical disorders. Laparoscopic surgery is also known as Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), keyhole

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    Introduction The purpose of this investigation is to look at robotic surgeries using the Da Vinci System and laparoscopic surgeries to see, which one is better for a hospital to purchase based on cost effectiveness. These two styles of surgery have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the style that is better will be decided based upon variables, such as types of surgeries it can be used for, cost, etc. The field of medicine has advanced significantly in the past two decades. This is because of

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    What are the advantages of Laparoscopic surgery v/s Conventional surgery? In comparison to the conventional surgery, laparoscopic surgery have the following advantages 1. Small incisions –better cosmesis 2. Lesser pain - need less postoperative pain medication 3. Faster mobilization 4. Shorter hospital stay 5. Significantly faster recovery 6. Can get back to the work earlier 7. Less chances of wound infection 8. Less formation scar tissue inside the abdomen that may cause pain, or bowel obstruction

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    Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery is a type of procedure that allows a surgeon to use robotic arms to control tools and a camera. Unlike traditional (open) surgery in which a large incision is made, this type of surgery uses a small incision (minimally-invasive surgery). What types of surgeries are performed with robot assistance? This type of surgery is often used to treat cancer. It may also be used to remove part or all of an organ. It is commonly used in: Prostate surgery. Gynecologic surgery, including

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    eluting stent) to the LAD and placed on DAPT (aspirin 300mg and ticagrelor 75 mg bd). He subsequently develops abdominal pain, which is confirmed as acute appendicitis on CT scan and is referred by the surgical unit for laparoscopic appendicectomy. Discuss the timing of any surgery for this man generally, and more specifically with reference to the pharmacology (kinetics and dynamics) of aspirin and ticagrelor. Include the advantages that ticagrelor may have over clopidogrel in the management of

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    Robotic surgery involves performing laparoscopic or minimally invasive surgery (MIS) through the usage of the da Vinci robot, presented by Intuitive Surgical Corporation in 2000. This approach combines the advantages of both the laparoscopic procedures and open surgery and its application in medicine is associated with a major breakthrough in the area of complex surgical operations, such as those of the esophagus, liver, etc. (Ramirez & Lotan, 2015). Until recently, these procedures were performed

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    Role of laparoscopic, robotic assisted and open surgery in management of stones. Introduction: Humans are suffering from the urolithiasis from time before the recorded history. Urolithiasis have been found in the Egyptian mummy dating 4800BC(1).Surgery for urolithiasis was done in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations but these surgeries were mainly focused as treatment for complications of stone diseases like pyonephrosis or fistulae. Ingalls performed first elective nephrolithotomy in 1872 in

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    Laparoscopic surgery is also a minimally invasive surgical approach. The surgeon makes small incisions and inserts a two-dimensional camera to perform the procedure. “The tools tend to have a limited range of motion, being that they can only move up and down or side to side” (Providence Medical Group). This differs from a robotic approach in which a surgeon uses hand gestures to manipulate the robot, rather than holding and manipulating them themselves in a laparoscopic surgery (Providence

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