Do Darent Valley Hospital offer keyhole surgery?
Yes, the hospital has been offering keyhole surgery since 1990 (previously at Joyce Green Hospital) and was one of the first hospital’s in the UK to offer this form of surgery. What is keyhole surgery? Keyhole or laparoscopic surgery as it is also known is a method of carrying out an operation without having to make a large incision. Many different types of operations can now be carried out using keyhole surgery as shown below. This type of surgery reduces the length of time you need to stay in hospital and leaves little scarring. Large incisions of traditional open surgery, associated with pain and scarring are avoided and the same procedures are carried out but through miniature incisions with the use of advanced medical technology and precision instruments. What procedures are carried out via keyhole surgery? • hernia repairs – inguinal, femoral, incisional and para-stomal • fundoplication for reflux symptoms • cholecystectomy (removal of gallbladder) • splenectomy (removal of splee
