The benefits of minimally invasive surgery are essential to the lives of those in poor rural areas, unlike for the urban rich. Seeing as the absence of any family member in these areas adversely affects their lifestyles, rural patients need to return to work as soon as possible.
Today, laparoscopic surgery is an integral part of the operative repertoire of any surgeon. It is a major technological innovation in surgery. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is a relatively new technique developed for performing operations without a visible scar and has become an area of active research and interest within the general surgeons’ community. SILS may further reduce the trauma of surgery leading to reduced port site complications and post-operative pain.
In recent times, however, the problems associated with laparoscopic surgeries involving the use of gas have been the subject of discussions, and this has lead to the development of gasless laparoscopic surgeries. Moreover, despite the many advantages of minimally invasive surgeries, like less pain, short hospital stay, less blood loss, etc., laparoscopic surgeries are not popular in rural areas because of their high cost.
We describe our experience with single-incision gasless lift laparoscopic surgery, which has the advantages of laparoscopic and open surgeries and does away with the drawbacks of traditional laparoscopic surgeries.
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