Recently, under the guidance of experts from superior hospitals, Huanxian People's Hospital successfully carried out the first case of "gallbladder stone removal (gallstone preservation surgery)" using laparoscopic minimally invasive technology, which not only fills the technical gap in this field, but also marks a new breakthrough in the laparoscopic minimally invasive technology of the hospital, providing a new option for patients to treat gallstones.
The gallbladder, commonly known as "bitter gallbladder" by the common people, is an organ that is prone to stones and polyps. Due to the severe pain and easy recurrence, the traditional treatment method is often simple and crude "one size fits all". However, as an important digestive organ and immune organ of the human body, the gallbladder not only has an irreplaceable role, but also brings many side effects after being removed. Therefore, the gallbladder is by no means optional.
In the past, laparoscopic cholecystectomy was commonly used in gallstone surgery in Huanxian People's Hospital. This kind of surgery is invasive, has many postoperative complications, and even has a high probability of causing a series of disease risks. In order to relieve the patient's pain and preserve the function of the gallbladder, Huanxian People's Hospital decided to introduce advanced equipment, train professionals, and break through the gallstone removal surgery.
In 2021, Huanxian People's Hospital sent Chang Xiaofeng, director of general surgery, to the Third People's Hospital of Gansu Province to participate in the training of rigid cholangioscopy. "Rigid cholangioscope is an emerging technology instrument that is very complex. In order to do a good job in endoscopic minimally invasive gallstone removal surgery, we must first be familiar with the names of each part of the rigid cholangioscope, and systematically grasp the key points and methods of its operation. Chang Xiaofeng said. In 2023, Huanxian People's Hospital will introduce a new rigid cholangioscope, which will create favorable conditions for endoscopic minimally invasive gallstone-preserving surgery.
In February this year, under the leadership of Chang Xiaofeng, Huanxian People's Hospital carried out the first endoscopic minimally invasive cholelithotomy. The patient, Zhang Xiang'e, a villager from Zhaiziping Village, Hedao Township, Huanxian County, felt pain in her upper abdomen for a long time, and was treated in several hospitals, all of which were recommended to remove her gallbladder. Later, under the inquiry of the family, he came to Huanxian People's Hospital for treatment. Chang Xiaofeng used a rigid cholangioscope to accurately remove stones and lithotripsy under direct vision conditions, and removed the tiny stones and viscous bile from the gallbladder wall. "I recovered quickly after the surgery, I felt that the pain in my abdomen gradually disappeared, the wound healed quickly, and the surgery was a success, allowing me to save my gallbladder. Zhang Xiang'e said happily.
"In the past, the gallstone removal surgery only relied on the doctor's feeling to remove the gallbladder stones with stone forceps, which caused great damage to the gallbladder, and the rigid cholangioscope can directly look inside the patient's gallbladder, avoiding the blindness of the operation, and can remove the gallstones more thoroughly. Chang Xiaofeng introduced.
In order to better serve patients, in March this year, Huanxian People's Hospital invited Professor Qiao Tie, a national famous hepatobiliary surgeon, to Huan to carry out large-scale free clinics and endoscopic minimally invasive gallbladder-preserving surgery. He led the surgeons of the county hospital to perform rigid choledoscopic gallbladder-sparing surgery on 13 patients who were suitable for gallbladder conservation, which brought benefits to the patients.
It is understood that up to now, Huanxian People's Hospital has successfully carried out 18 cases of endoscopic minimally invasive cholelithotomy. "This new surgical method further breaks the taboo of minimally invasive surgery, and is also another major technological breakthrough in the field of endoscopic minimally invasive resection in the hospital, and also provides a new choice for the people. Yuan Kai, secretary of the general party branch of Huanxian People's Hospital, said.