{"id":19753,"date":"2021-10-18T17:15:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T17:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=19753"},"modified":"2021-10-18T15:08:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T15:08:57","slug":"health-facility-in-jinja-launches-keyhole-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/health-facility-in-jinja-launches-keyhole-surgery","title":{"rendered":"Health facility in Jinja launches &#8216;keyhole&#8217; surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Kyabirwa Surgical Centre in Kyabirwa-Bujagali Village, Budondo Ward in Jinja City has launched laparoscopic surgery, a technique in which short, narrow tubes are inserted into the abdomen through usually less than one centimetre (keyhole] incisions.<\/p>\n<p>The innovation means patients don&#8217;t have to move too far places, especially Kampala, where the procedure is reportedly costly. It is also a departure from the open surgery in which a patient\u2019s stomach is diagonally ripped open and later stitched.<\/p>\n<p>Privately founded in September 2019 by members of the Mount Sinai Health system based in the United States, the facility was constructed in a rural community and is empowered with water, internet, and solar power.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Michael L Marin, the chief surgeon at Mount Sinai Health System on Friday said the narrow tubes are fitted with a light and camera so that what is happening inside the patient\u2019s body is seen on the laparoscopic monitor fitted on a tower.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn that television screen, we see everything inside the human body but never have to open it up; so by making a tiny little hole near the belly, we insert a small camera which sees everything inside,\u201d Dr Marin said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIf you say, have appendicitis, you could look through this microscopic camera and see where the inflammation is, insert the vices through a tiny hole, and remove the appendix without ever having to cut a hole in the patient\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Marin said laparoscopy surgery can be used to treat gallbladder diseases, appendicitis, and problems with the stomach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past few days, we have treated people with gallbladder disease, those whose stomachs were sitting in the wrong part of the body and had to be moved to a new location and also operated a lady who had a large tumor that looked like she was nine months pregnant,\u201d Dr Marin said. He added that every operation is highly subsidized because of donations and philanthropy.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Anna Turumanya Karumuna, the facility director, said: \u201cOur intent is those whose health has been compromised and can\u2019t be helped by the current healthcare system. We have a patient who was asked to pay Shs8.5m elsewhere and we did it at &#8216;a responsibility&#8217; price of Shs300,000.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Kyabirwa Surgical Centre in Kyabirwa-Bujagali Village, Budondo Ward in Jinja City has launched laparoscopic surgery, a technique in which short, narrow tubes are inserted into the abdomen through usually less than one centimetre (keyhole] incisions. 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