Laparoscopic bowel cancer surgery. Clip 13 of 39. Footage of surgeons carrying out a laparoscopic procedure on a 65-year-old woman with a malignant bowel tumour. Here, a fourth keyhole port is being added to the three already present. An endoscopic tube and camera are inserted into the new port. Views from the cameras are relayed back for the surgeons to observe on screens (not seen) as they examine the patient's bowels. This multi-port laparoscopy was later converted into an open operation where the surgeons removed (debulked) most of the tumour. It was a primary cancer that had already spread elsewhere in the patient's body, but the procedure was still performed in order to provide relief (palliation) from symptoms. Bowel cancer (also called colon cancer or colorectal cancer) affects the lining of the large intestine. It is one of the most common cancers in the developed world. For the entire sequence, see clips K002/9677 to K002/9639. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
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