WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL OPEN SURGERY AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY?

What is the open surgery?
 

Traditional open surgery requires a large incision, which depends on the purpose of the operation, in order to assess the patient’s internal organs.

 

What is Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)?
 

MIS is one of the latest approaches to assess the patient’s internal organs with only small incisions, which could be performed by modern technologies. Not only does the skin cut deplete in size, but also the tissue trauma is reduced to the lowest level.
 

The first example of this kind of surgery is that the doctor uses an endoscope to look inside of the patient's abdominal cavity without opening the patient’s stomach.
 

Another example,  endovascular surgery is an innovative, less invasive procedure used to treat problems affecting the blood vessels. Using specialized X-ray technologies to have a complete observation of the blood vessel, the doctor might evaluate the circumstance properly. 

 

An endoscope is actually a tube-shaped system with a tiny camera and a cold light attached to it, which provides surgeons images onto a monitor. The surgeons might make a small incision for those tools including an endoscope, forceps, mini-scissors and indeed to go through while watching on monitor.

 

Generally, but not always, MIS might outweigh open surgery regarding shorter recovery time and hospital stays, less usage of pain relievers, and less scar-forming so patients could go home as soon as possible. This is due to the following compared to the traditional method:
 

-Smaller incision.
 

-Less exposure of the internal organs to the air outside.
 

-Reduction in movement of other organs so as to reach the target.
 

Noticeably, MIS is proved to have long-term outcomes in comparison with open surgery.