Minimal Access Surgery

Minimal Access Surgery (MAS) refers to a specialized form of surgery that allows surgeons to operate without making large incisions as are done in traditional (open) surgery. As MAS is carried out with the help of tiny incisions, patients have less postoperative pain, spend shorter time in the hospital and recover significantly faster than after open surgery. Today, experts can perform almost 70% of abdominal operations using MAS.

P D Hinduja National Hospital was the first private hospital in the country to start offering laparoscopic cholecystectomy as early as 1990. Today, this institution is acknowledged as one of the country’s foremost in the field. Surgical experts at Hinduja Hospital use MAS for dealing with a variety of abdominal problems (laparoscopic surgery) as well as for treating diseases in the chest (thoracoscopic surgery). It is one of the five hospitals in India recognised by the National Board of Examinations for offering a two-year training program in MAS leading to the award of Fellowship of National Board.

Minimal Access Surgery offers several benefits

• Less Pain
• Quick recovery
• Better cosmesis
• Shorter hospital stay
• Fewer complications
• Better Clinical Outcome
• Early return to work
• Early return to normal activity

Abdominal diseases and disorders

We have a specialized team of Minimal Access Surgeons who work in harmony to provide state-of-the-art surgical services with a personal flavour to patient care. Few of the surgical treatments on offer are

Hepato-bilio-pancreatic Surgery

• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones
• Laparoscopic therapy for bile duct stones
• Laparoscopic therapy for liver cysts
• Laparoscopic therapy for pseudocyst of pancreas
• Laparoscopic resection for cystic tumours of pancreas

Hernia Surgery

• Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia
• Laparoscopic repair of incisional or ventral hernia
• Laparoscopic repair of paraumbilical hernia
• Laparoscopic repair of hiatus hernia
• Laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia

Upper Gastro-intestinal Surgery

• Laparoscopic fundoplication for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia cardia
• Laparoscopic closure of perforated peptic ulcer
• Laparoscopic surgery for morbid obesity

Intestinal and Colonic Surgery

• Laparoscopic appendicectomy
• Laparoscopic resection of small intestine
• Laparoscopic resection of large intestine
• Laparoscopic rectopexy for rectal prolapse
• Laparoscopic division of adhesions (adhesiolysis)

Other Procedures

• Laparoscopic biopsy of abdominal lymph nodes
• Laparoscopic splenectomy
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
• Minimal access surgery (SEPS) for varicose veins

Thoracoscopic Surgery

• Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for sweaty palms
• Thoracoscopic treatment of empyema
• Thoracoscopic treatment of recurrent pneumothorax
• Thoracoscopic lung biopsy
• Thoracoscopic biopsy of lymph nodes

Da Vinci Xi Robotic System - da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgical system is supplemented by the Integrated Motion Table, Drop-in Probe Ultra Sound – for better visibility and precision and an AirSeal System that automatically maintains desired pressure during surgery.