Laparoscopic (key-hole) Bowel Surgery
- Benefits
- Early recovery
- Less pain
- Less scarring
- Less long term complications – adhesions, future bowel obstruction
- Traditional
- Sometimes laparoscopic surgery is not possible or not safe
Common types of bowel surgery
- Sometimes formation of a stoma is necessary in bowel surgery View pdf
Perineal and trans-anal surgery
- TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS)
- Fistula-in-ano surgery View pdf
- Fistulotomy
- Ligation of Interphincteric Fistula Tract (LIFT) surgery
- Anal fissure surgery View pdf
- Botox injection
- Lateral sphincterotomy
- Haemorrhoid surgery View pdf
- Banding of haemorrhoids
- Ligation of haemorrhoidal artery and mucopexy
- Open haemorrhoidectomy
- Prolapse surgery
- Incontinent procedures
- Transanal ultrasound
- Anorectal physiology
- Anal sphincter repair
- Sacral nerve stimulation
- Link to Admission FAQs – How do I prepare for my colorectal surgery? Admission FAQ
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