Laparoscopic cancer surgery

  Colorectal Cancer- All you need to know about prevention, screening, and treatment. What is Colorectal Cancer? Understanding the anatomy…!!! Colon is part of our digestive system, which absorbs nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and water from food and discards waste material out of our body. Our entire digestive system starts from the mouth, followed by the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, and finally rectum and anal canal. The colon is about 5 feet long, and the rectum and anal canal together contribute last 6-8 inches. The anal canal ends as the anus , which opens our digestive system to the outside of the body.   Do Indians need to worry about colorectal cancer? Colon and rectal cancers are rising at an alarming rate in India. The average age at diagnosis in Indians is about a decade earlier compared to Western countries. In the last decade (2004-2014), colorectal cancers in India increased by 20%. This increase can be du

Laparoscopic cancer surgery 1.      What is laparoscopic surgery? Laparoscopy is a type of surgery in which operation is performed using very small incisions (3mm to 12mm) over skin with the help of a camera and fine instruments. This type of surgery can be used to perform surgery in thorax, abdomen and pelvis.Other names for laparoscopic surgery is Minimal Invasive surgery, Keyhole surgery or band-aid surgery .   2.      Why do we need it? Cancer surgeries involves resection of multiple organs to achieve complete removal of disease. This requires good tissue exposure for which big incisions need to be taken over the body cavity. Also due to prolonged surgery the interior of our body is exposed to environment for a long time during surgery which leads to an increased risk of infections. Keyhole/ Laparoscopic surgery provides very good vision due to recent advances in lens and camera system that we use and which can be inserted in the body cavity through less than 1 cm incis