Best Appendix Removal surgery in Pune- Kaizen Gastro Care
What is Laparoscopic Appendectomy?
The appendix (uh-PEN-dix) is a narrow, finger-shaped organ located on the lower right side of the belly. It is connected to the large intestine and has no function in humans. Appendectomy (app-pen-DECK-toe-me) is done as emergency surgery for appendicitis because the appendix has become inflamed (swollen) and needs to be rremoved. If it is not removed, it could burst and cause an infection called peritonitis (per-i-toe-NY-tus ) in the abdomen.
Fast Facts about Laparoscopic Appendectomy:
- Appendectomy is an operation to remove the appendix when it has become inflamed; an inflamed appendix is called appendicitis (uh-pen-di-SIGH-tus).
- Appendicitis must be treated with surgery right away; if left untreated, the appendix could rupture (burst) and cause a life-threatening or fatal infection.
- Your child’s surgery will be done under general anesthesia (an-es-THEEZ-ya), which means that he or she will be asleep during the surgery.
- The surgery will take about 1 hour.
- Patient will most likely go home within 24 to 36 hours after the surgery. If there is an infection from the appendix bursting, he or she will be in the hospital for 5 to 7 days.
Prepare For The Surgery:
Most patients who need a lap appendectomy enter the hospital through the Emergency Department and are taken to surgery within a few hours. Antibiotics will be given to the patient first and then be taken to surgery.
An anesthesiologist, a doctor specializing in anesthesia, will meet with you before the surgery to ask questions about your patient’s health and some other questions. This information is important because many patients with appendicitis appear to have a full stomach because of irritation from the inflamed appendix. Because your patient may have eaten more recently than is usually advised for surgery, the anesthesiologist may make adjustments to your patients anesthesia so that he or she does not vomit during the operation. Once admitted, patient will not be able to have anything to eat or drink until after the operation.
The Surgery:
When a patient is asleep, the surgery will start.
- Surgeon will make 2 or 3 small incisions near the patient’s belly button and above the pubic area near the hip bone.
- The surgeon will insert a thin tube with a camera through one of the incisions to see the appendix. He or she also will insert a tube to start a flow of carbon dioxide, a harmless gas, into the abdominal space; the gas will puff up the abdomen to make more room to work.
- He or she will insert surgical instruments into the other incision(s).
- Surgeons will use the instruments to find the appendix and clip and remove it from the large intestine. The surgeon also will remove the appendix through one of the incisions.
- If your child’s appendix has burst, the surgeon will clean out his or her abdomen so that the infection does not spread.
- Once the area is clean, the surgeon will release air from the abdomen.
- Once the appendix is removed, your surgeon will close the incisions with a stapling device or a few sutures (SOO-chers) or stitches. These sutures will dissolve on their own and do not need to be removed.
- The surgeon will cover the incisions with liquid skin glue or use Steri-strips™. Steri-strips are thin adhesive strips that are sometimes used to close shallow cuts in the skin instead of stitches. Both the glue and the Steri-strips will fall off on their own as the incision heals.
- If your surgeon used Steri-strips, he or she will cover them with gauze, which should stay on for 48 hours.
- Kaizen Gastro Care takes every precaution to make sure the patient is safe. Although appendectomy is the most common pediatric emergency surgical procedure, there are some risks. We provide the best appendix removal surgery in Pune at Kaizen Gastro Care.
Risks involved in the lap appendectomy include:
- Infection
- Bleeding
Your surgeon will discuss these risks with you before the surgery.
When To Call the Doctor?
If your patient has a fever higher than 101.5 F, bleeding, or foul smelling drainage from the area around the incisions, call your surgeon right away. Also call the doctor if your child has:
- increased tenderness near the incision
- increased swelling or redness at the incision site
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation that is not improving
- increased pain that is unexplained
Request a Call Back:
Kaizen Gastro Care team has a dedicated and caring approach and will seek to find you the earliest appointment possible with the correct specialist for your needs. For more information about our comprehensive treatment options, or to request an appointment with the best gastro care clinic in Pune. Call us on 9763635252 or Book an online Appointment.
