Bladder cancer treatment with laparoscopic bladder removal

Minimally invasive surgeries decrease the probability and severity of possible adverse effects and complications, decrease the post-surgical period, and decrease wound pain compared to traditional open surgeries. Laparoscopic bladder removal surgery (laparoscopic cystectomy) is currently one of the most widely used minimally invasive surgical methods of bladder cancer treatment. It is prescribed mainly for patients with contraindications for open surgery or who want to benefit from a minimally invasive surgical approach. To prepare the patient for laparoscopic cystectomy, medical practitioners told them to undergo numerous lab tests, medical imaging procedures, and other medical examinations (e. g. , ECG, chest X-ray, cystoscopy, etc. ). It helps to decrease the chances of possible complications even more and might help conduct laparoscopic bladder removal faster and more effectively. This type of surgery requires general anesthesia. Surgeons create small incisions (usually three) in the patient's lower abdomen, pumping inside some gas or sterile air (to improve visibility), and insert a camera and instruments on thin, semi-flexible manipulators. Next, they remove the bladder tumor, damaged organs, and involved tissues, observing the process via the camera. Finally, surgeons remove instruments and cameras, release gas from the lower abdomen, and place a dressing on the incisions.