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What is keyhole surgery?

Ask your doctor if keyhole surgery is an option for you. 

On 12th September, we commemorate the day in 1985 when Professor Dr Med Erich Mühe of Germany, performed the first keyhole surgery to remove a gallbladder (laparoscopic cholecystectomy).

Keyhole surgery, also known as Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), is when the surgeon operates using a camera and miniaturized tools. The incisions are small (like a keyhole) rather than the longer scars from open surgery.  In the chest, keyhole surgery is called Thoracoscopy, in the abdomen it’s laparoscopic surgery. 

Learn More From these Videos Below.

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Patient Information

Please contact your surgeon or local hospital to find out more.

  • 1. Details can be found at https://www.news-medical.net/health/Laparoscopic-Surgery-Advantages.aspx

  • 2. da Luz Moreira et al; Surgical Endoscopy. 2010 Jun;24(6):1280-6. doi: 10.1007/s00464-009-0761-3. Epub 2009 Dec 24. Additional details are available by visiting https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=PMID%3A+20033728

  • 3. Details can be found at https://www.news-medical.net/health/Laparoscopic-Surgery-Advantages.aspx

  • 4. Additional details are available by visiting https://www.news-medical.net/health/Laparoscopic-Surgery-Advantages.aspx and https://www.fascrs.org/patients/disease-condition/minimally-invasive-surgery-expanded-version

  • 5. Details can be found at https://www.news-medical.net/health/Laparoscopic-Surgery-Advantages.aspx

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