All procedures are performed by the laparoscopic (keyhole) approach where appropriate.
Our services include management of a wide range of general surgical problems including:
- Surgical opinions and evaluations
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy/colonoscopy, screening colonoscopy
- Laparoscopic surgery - cholecystectomy, inguinal hernia, incisional hernia, reflux
- All types of open general surgery
- Surgical solutions for morbid obesity
- Laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery
- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
- Benign anorectal problems - fissure, haemorrhoids, fistula
- Second opinions.
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We are happy to offer advice over the phone to our primary care colleagues where appropriate, and run an informal advice email service for GPs for less pressing problems.
What is Laparoscopic Surgery?
Laparoscopic (or keyhole) surgical procedures are performed through several small cuts (incisions) usually only 5-10mm long, rather than through one large incision.
A long, narrow surgical telescope (laparoscope) that has a tiny camera and light source attached, is inserted through one of the incisions so that the surgeon can view the inside of the body on a TV monitor.
The surgeon then passes specially designed surgical instruments through the other incisions and carries out the procedure using the TV monitor to guide the instruments.
Laparoscopic surgery is usually associated with less blood loss during surgery and less pain and scarring following surgery. In most cases, time spent in hospital is less and overall recovery time from the operation is less than with conventional open surgery.
