MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a groundbreaking move, the Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) hospital situated in Muzaffarabad have crossed a major milestone in successfully operating kidney patients without a large incision through modern treatment method laparoscopic surgery instead of removing their failing kidneys.
According to details, during a three-day urology training workshop jointly organized by Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital Ambur, Midland Doctors, Rehman Health Foundation and PKLI Lahore, young surgeons from Azad Kashmir, under the supervision of senior doctors from the UK and Lahore, successfully operated on the affected parts of the patients’ failing kidneys, bladder stones and prostate glands using modern technology laparoscopic and laser.
During this time, several patients underwent laparoscopic surgery. A patient from Neelam Valley identified as Nazia, said that she was operated on without a cut and her kidney was saved.
She said that doctors treated her kidney without any pain and cut, for which she is grateful to these doctors and prays that Allah may keep them safe.
What is laparoscopic surgery?
Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgical technique that uses a laparoscope device. A laparoscope is a thin, long tube with a high-intensity light and a high-resolution camera at the front.
The device is inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall. As it advances, the camera sends images to a video monitor.
Open surgery requires a 6- to 12-inch incision on the body, while laparoscopic surgery involves 2 to 4 small incisions of half an inch or less. One incision is made for the camera, while the other is made to insert surgical instruments.
