Non-Scarring Belly Button Hysterectomy

Lately, a path-breaking technique was employed by surgeons in Europe during a hysterectomy procedure that was conducted with a mere slit in the belly button area of the woman.

The foremost form of hysterectomy method carried out by the proficient panel of surgeons headed by Doctor Thomas Ind, is also called single incision laparoscopic surgery. This is the newest advancement in the field of knothole surgery wherein the device fitted with a mini-camera is introduced through the navel, with the aid of which the surgeons could manipulate the procedure within, by watching the live streaming on a television monitor.

Hysterectomy, a common surgical procedure on women that entails the removal of the uterus or the womb is opted due to various maladies like the presence of uterine fibroids or prolapse, endometriosis, with nearly 10% cases for treatment of uterine cancer or acute pre-cancerous condition known as dysplasia.

The 46-year-old patient, Price on whom this revolutionary procedure – an expansion to the existent keyhole procedure was undertaken, was ailing from a history of adenomyosis – an agonizing condition  in which the lining of the womb abnormally grows extending into the uterus muscle. The patient found the keyhole technique of uterus removal quite favourable as it involves a singular puncture as compared to the regular three to four punctures done across the abdomen during routine hysterectomy.

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