Minimal access surgery
Surgery has been an integral part of treatment in modern medical science. It is basically a procedure that opens up the body and removes or rectifies whatever is causing the problem. Usually a large surgical opening is made to permit access to the part of the body that needs surgical intervention. Nowadays open access surgery is being increasingly replaced by minimal access surgery or keyhole surgery, thanks to advances in technology. Minimal access surgery has many advantages to offer the patient over conventional surgical approaches. This type of surgery is also called…
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Laparoscopic CBD Exploration
Choledocholithiasis can be treated by either open, laparoscopic, percutaneous, or endoscopic means (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography). In experienced hands, the laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is a potential option for managing stones within the biliary tree at the same time as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There are two different approaches to performing laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: transcystic and through a choledochotomy.
