Minimally invasive surgery success
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New medical technology has brought reform to traditional methods of surgery.
Patients also have more chances to receive surgery which become less invasive.
Single-hole minimally invasive surgery has been introduced in local hospitals in recent years, which leaves smaller holes on a patient’s body while still achieving the effects of non-invasive surgery.
Since launching single-hole surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital has conducted the largest number of operations in the nation.
“With the assistance of 3D imaging technology, doctors are able to conduct only one hole on the chest while doing lung cancer treatment,” said Dr Yao Feng from Shanghai Chest Hospital. “Since last June, we have carried out 400 single-hole lung cancer surgery operations, setting a record in the nation.”
With the promotion of low-dose computer tomography (CT), more cases in the early stages of lung cancer, or pre-cancerous changes, can be detected.
Almost all such cases can receive minimally invasive surgery for the cure of lung cancer. Patients can recover more quickly and return back to their normal life and work, doctors point out.
Yao said minimally invasive surgery leaves less cuts and scarring on the body, and although there are sometimes complications of neuralgia where the surgeon has made holes in the body, it is less common.
“Less holes mean there is less suffering from neuralgia. More importantly, there is less blood loss during single-hole surgery. Almost no patients need blood transfusions during surgery, while about 20 to 30 percent of patients need transfusion under traditional operation,” he said.
Doctors said 3D-assisted endoscopic surgery and robotic surgery are a breakthrough in modern medical technology, which changes the traditional way of operation and brings benefit to patients.
“Only 20 percent of operations were conducted through minimally invasive measure years ago, while now the majority of operations are minimally invasive. In the future, single-hole surgery and robotic surgery will dominate the operation rooms,” Yao said.
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