There is always a best. May it be the best soccer player, best football team, or even the best singer. In everything whatever it may be there is always "the best", or "a best". Is there a best colonoscopy surgery? Everyone has their own opinion to what may be the best. In the end there is always "a best".
Laparoscopic colectomy, involves several small incision in your abdomen. A surgeon passes a tiny video camera through one incision and special surgical tools through the other incisions. (Mayo Clinic) "The first report of a successful laparoscopic resection cholecystectomy in 1987 was followed by rapid widespread adoption of the procedure." ( Weeks, J. C.) For many reasons laparoscopic surgery can be the best. "Early reports on laparoscopy-assisted colectomy (LAC) in patients with colon cancer suggest that it lowers surgical trauma, decreases perioperative complications, and leads to more rapid recovery". (Lacy, A.M) Many times people are unprepared …show more content…
Recurrence rates in surgical wounds were less in percentage in both groups. The overall survival rate at three years was also very similar in the two groups. (86 percent in the laparoscopic surgery group and 85 in the open colectomy group) (The New England Study of Medicine) Overall there are no differences when it came to survival rates. These two surgery would be a great for of colectomy, other then the fact that one has a quicker recovery time then the other. Another difference would be patients with the laparoscopic surgery had brief use of parenteral narcotics and oral analgesics. (The New England Journal of Medicine) Along with the use of the colectomy bag with an open colectomy in comparison to no colectomy bag with the laparoscopic surgery. Along with the patient being able to keep all of their intestines vs possibly having all intestines removed. Leading to think there may be a best