Laparosopic assisted Right Hemicolectomy; an initial experience

ABSTRACT

Experience with Laparosopic assisted Right Hemicolectomy is presented. Prospective study. Surgical Unit-I, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 2010 to 2014. 20 patients underwent laparosopic assisted right hemicolectomy. Duration of operation, postoperative pain, duration of post-operative analgesia, and frequency of surgical site infection and length of hospital stay were noted. There were 13 male and 7 female patients with the age range of 25-70 years [45 +/- 11years]. Eleven [11] patients were suffering from carcinoma colon wheras nine [09] were suffering from Tuberculosis. Mean operative time was about 92 minutes. Only four opiod injections were required as post-operative analgesia. Oral intake was started after 24 hours. The mean length of hospital stay was 5.5 days with no case of surgical site infection. Laparoscopic assisted right hemicolectomy is a safe and viable option in our setup