Sharjah University Hospital performs laparoscopic abdominal wall repair

Sharjah 24:

A surgical team from the Sharjah University Hospital performed for the first time in the United Arab Emirates a laparoscopic resection of the abdominal wall in a 41-year-old woman who had 9 pregnancies in which the abdominal wall muscles were reconstructed with the help of a telescope, At the muscular layer of the abdominal wall using very small surgical incisions, which helps to speed up the period of hospitalization of patients.

"We use laparoscopic surgery techniques at the Sharjah University Hospital to quickly reduce pain and return the patient to the home." Laparoscopic laparoscopic surgery helps reduce postoperative pain, restore normal activity of the patient after the operation and reduce the risk of wound infections. " With open surgery techniques.

The global market for laparoscopic surgery is expected to increase from its initial value of $ 8,975.20 million in 2018 to $ 17,365.32 million in 2026, with a CAGR of 8.60% between 2019 and 2026. The growth is due to the sharp increase in the number of laparoscopic surgeries around the world, due to the increasing demand for minimally invasive surgeries that have become the preferred choice worldwide.

Dr. Ahmed Nada added, "Multiple pregnancies in women have resulted in weakness of the abdominal muscles and herniation due to the muscle detachment that has led to the fragility of this region.This weakness is treated by traditional methods by causing lesions leaving the scar between 25 and 30 cm, laparoscopic abdominal wall was performed through small wounds of only 1 cm and a half, making this intervention easy, safe and fast.

Dr. Nada explained that abdominal wall surgery was common among women in the Arab world, where about 30-40% of women in the region suffered from abdominal muscle weakness due to multiple pregnancies.

He stressed the need for women to exercise regularly after birth to strengthen the muscles of the abdomen. This method was used for the first time for a woman aged forty-one years before her pregnancy nine times, but Dr. Nada practiced it 32 times in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

This surgery is not only necessary for women, but also for male patients with hernia, presenting a low abdominal wall, with very high success rates and excellent functional results.