Unfolding of the operation and immediate follow-up [Unfolding of the operation and immediate follow-up] |
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The operation lasts about 45 mm. If it is performed through laparoscopy, immediate cares are supposed simpler : there is no major scar, thus avoiding the risk of hematoma, abscess. Patients suffer less pain and recover earlier. Later on, there is no risk for wound hernia.
Laparoscopy is a surgical approach that has become a reference for many operations over the time: cholecystectomy, appendicectomy, removal of ovarian cysts etc. The surgeon proceeds with long and small instruments laid out through trocars within the abdominal wall, formerly distended by gas. He is assisted by a camera connected to a video monitor. |
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>> Immediate postoperative cares
The procedure is always performed under general anesthesia. Postoperative pain is cured by usual pain-killers as soon as the patient wakes up.
Patient stands up in the evening on Day 0. The food-intake will resume the day after, initially with liquid and semi-liquid food. Hospital stay varies from 2 to 4 days, depending on the health care and reimboursement system in each country.
A Doppler test, and possibly an upper GI X-ray are performed. Two or three weeks are necessary for full recovery. If the patient has been operated on through a laparotomy, the time for recovery is a little longer. Then a normal life, without restriction (for instance in performing sport), is authorized. Yet a fatigue can occur, due to the weight-loss if it is too rapid. |
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