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Hernia Repair - Laparoscopic Surgery Santa Fe NM

Laparoscopic surgery can be used for hernia repair. Instead of one long incision, four or five tiny incisions are made in the area around the hernia. A device called a laparoscope, which is a miniature scope attached to a video camera, is inserted into one of the incisions.

Edward Joseph Bieniek, MD
505-954-8720
902 Allahna Way
Santa Fe, NM
Monty Woods, MD
608-935-9751
6 Camino Botanica
Santa Fe, NM
Raphael Isaiah Shapiro, MD
505-988-3975
490A W Zia Rd
Santa Fe, NM
Philo Calhoun
(505) 988-9821
1700 Cerrillos Rd
Santa Fe, NM
Dan Ernest Allon, MD
Santa Fe, NM
Timothy F Wetherill, MD
316-293-2665
701 Paseo de La Loma
Santa Fe, NM
Walter E Dickinson, MD FACS
505-489-1693
147 Gonzales Rd
Santa Fe, NM
Jorge Aquiles Lentino, MD
713-398-4649
3071 Plaza Blanca
Santa Fe, NM
John Dirk Wassner, MD
505-954-8720
465 Saint Michaels Dr Ste 110
Santa Fe, NM
Anna Maria Voltura, MD
505-988-3975
490A W Zia Rd
Santa Fe, NM
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Hernia Repair - Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery can be used for hernia repair. Instead of one long incision, four or five tiny incisions are made in the area around the hernia. A device called a laparoscope, which is a miniature scope attached to a video camera, is inserted into one of the incisions. The surgeon is able to see the hernia and the surrounding tissue and organs on a video screen.

Instruments used to repair the hernia are inserted through the other incisions and the operation proceeds in much the same way as open surgery. Advantages of this technique include shorter recovery time and less postoperative pain. A major disadvantage is that it must be performed under general anesthesia, which carries far more risks than local or epidural anesthesia. Laparoscopic hernia repair has only been used for a few years, and while research shows it to be safe and effective, long-term results are unavailable.

Eligibility for laparoscopic surgery depends on a number of factors. The surgeon must be able to see the interior of the abdomen clearly, and sometimes obesity or large amounts of scar tissue make that difficult. Also, the patient may not be a good candidate because other health problems prohibit the use of general anesthesia. The choice of surgical procedure is based on patient safety.

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