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Hoshiarpur, December 20

New technique of ‘scarless’ laparoscopic cholecystectomy known as ‘Bikini Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy’ has gained wide acceptance now. It’s the gold standard approach for the treatment of symptomatic gallstone disease.

Dr GR Verma, senior laparoscopic & GI onco surgeon and director-digestive disease sciences at Ivy Hospital said a number of innovations had been introduced by laparoscopic surgeons across the world to further reduce the tissue trauma without compromising the safety of this unique technique.

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More recently, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) technique has come into practice in which the access to peritoneum is gained through natural orifices like oral cavity, colon or vagina without leaving any scar on the skin Technique.

Operating time varied from 35 -110 minutes with an average 55 minutes. None of the patients had any immediate or late complications.

The technique demands that surgeons should be experienced in advanced laparoscopy, and have sufficient experience in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. They should not hesitate to convert the procedure into conventional laparoscopic technique or even open cholecystectomy if difficulty is experienced during operation as the safety of the patient is of paramount importance, said Dr Verma.

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