Surgeries & Procedures
Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Robotic-assisted surgery utilizes a robotic system to enhance traditional laparoscopic surgery. The surgeon sits at a console, manipulating robotic arms with improved dexterity and magnified 3D vision to perform the procedure. This offers advantages over traditional laparoscopy.
Robotic-assisted surgery utilizes a robotic system to enhance traditional laparoscopic surgery. The surgeon sits at a console, manipulating robotic arms with improved dexterity and magnified 3D vision to perform the procedure. This offers advantages over traditional laparoscopy.
- Improved Precision: Robotic arms provide greater maneuverability and tremor filtration compared to laparoscopic instruments, leading to more precise movements and potentially less tissue damage.
- Enhanced Visualization: High-definition 3D magnification allows for a clearer view of the surgical field,potentially improving surgical accuracy.
- Minimally Invasive: Smaller incisions translate to less pain, faster recovery, and reduced risk of infection compared to open surgery.
- Improved Ergonomics: The surgeon operates from a comfortable seated position, reducing fatigue and potentially leading to longer procedures.
- Colorectal surgery
- Gastric surgery
- Hepatic surgery
- Pancreatic surgery
- Patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery for abdominal cancers are listed above.
- Patients who desire a minimally invasive approach with faster recovery.
- Generally good surgical candidates with no major health limitations.
PIPAC Surgery
PIPAC stands for Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy. It’s a minimally invasive procedure that delivers heated chemotherapy drugs directly into the abdominal cavity during surgery.
PIPAC stands for Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy. It’s a minimally invasive procedure that delivers heated chemotherapy drugs directly into the abdominal cavity during surgery.
- Targeted Therapy: PIPAC delivers a high concentration of chemo drugs directly to cancer cells, minimizing systemic side effects.
- Minimal Invasion: The procedure uses laparoscopy, minimizing scarring and recovery time compared to traditional open surgery.
- Effective for Microscopic Disease: PIPAC can target even microscopic cancer deposits that may be missed in cytoreductive surgery
- Patients with peritoneal metastases (cancer spread to the lining of the abdomen) from various origins like ovarian, gastric, colorectal, or appendicular cancers.
- Inoperable or high-risk surgical candidates for cytoreductive surgery.
- Patients who may benefit from additional treatment after cytoreductive surgery.
HIPEC + Cytoreductive Surgeries (Combined Approach)
This treatment combines two powerful techniques for advanced abdominal cancers.
- Cytoreductive Surgery: Aims to remove as much visible cancer tissue as possible during surgery.
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC): After cytoreductive surgery, heated chemotherapy drugs are circulated and perfused throughout the abdomen to kill remaining microscopic cancer cells
This treatment combines two powerful techniques for advanced abdominal cancers.
- Cytoreductive Surgery: Aims to remove as much visible cancer tissue as possible during surgery.
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC): After cytoreductive surgery, heated chemotherapy drugs are circulated and perfused throughout the abdomen to kill remaining microscopic cancer cells
- Offers the potential for a cure in some cases of advanced abdominal cancers.
- Improves survival rates compared to surgery alone.
- Effective for a wider range of cancers compared to PIPAC.
- Generally for patients with good overall health and limited spread of cancer beyond the abdomen.
- Factors like performance status, organ function, and type of cancer are considered.
- A novel treatment combining chemotherapy drugs with electrical pulses to enhance their effectiveness.
- Electrochemotherapy combines electric pulses with chemotherapy drugs to enhance their effectiveness. The electrical pulses create temporary pores in cell membranes, allowing more chemo drugs to enter and kill cancer cells.
- Effective for treating certain tumors, including melanoma, sarcoma, and some head and neck cancers.
- Minimally invasive outpatient procedure.
- Fewer side effects compared to traditional chemotherapy.
- Chemotherapy drug is injected intratumorally (directly into the tumor).
- Short electrical pulses are delivered to the tumor area using electrodes.
Day-care Oncology Surgeries
- Day-care oncology surgeries are minimally invasive procedures for treating various cancers that allow patients to go home on the same day as the surgery. This approach offers several advantages compared to traditional hospital stays.
- Day-care oncology surgeries are minimally invasive procedures for treating various cancers that allow patients to go home on the same day as the surgery. This approach offers several advantages compared to traditional hospital stays.
- Reduced Hospital Costs: Less expensive than a hospital stay for minor surgeries.
- Quicker Recovery: Patients can recover in the comfort of their own homes.
- Improved Convenience: Minimizes disruption to daily routines.
- Gynaecological Cancers: Surgeries to diagnose and treat cancers of the female reproductive system.
- Oral Cancers: Surgical procedures to remove cancers of the mouth, tongue, and throat.
- Breast Cancers: Surgeries to diagnose and treat breast cancer, including biopsies and tumor removal.
- Generally healthy patients with minimal risk factors for complications.
- Individuals with access to reliable post-operative care at home.
- Patients undergoing procedures suitable for an outpatient setting.
- Day-care surgeries may not be suitable for all patients depending on the complexity of the procedure and recovery needs.
- Living arrangements and support systems at home are crucial factors.
