Laparoscopic Gynae Surgery In India

Laparoscope is a surgical assistance tool in which a thin rod like structure has a powerful LED light at its tip. There is a also a very high resolution camera near the LED Light. During the surgery a small incision is made in the abdomen from which this thin rod is inserted inside the abdomen. The LED light illuminates the inside of the abdomen and the camera sends crystal clear images from the inside which are seen on the TV screen. These magnified images helps the surgeon in doing precision surgery. A second rod which contains surgical instruments is inserted through the second small incision on the abdomen. Instead of looking at the organ which is being operated, the surgeon looks at the TV screen and manouvres the surgical instruments. The surgeons have to undergo special training in operating a laparoscope. Not all general surgeons are well trained in Laparoscopy surgeries. Gynecology has three major branches – obstetrics which deals with child birth, gynecology which deals with the treatment of gynae diseases and infertility treatment. Most of the gynecologists who deal with gynae diseases are trained in open surgeries. Dr Balvin Kaur Ghai is one of the very few gynecologists who have undergone laparoscopy training. Due to this reason many of the gynae laparoscopic surgeries are being done by general surgeons in India.