Dr. Mark Thomas, assistant professor and transplant surgeon of University of Cincinnati recently performed what is believed to be the world’s first pediatric laparoscopic liver surgery on a 2-year-old boy who was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma of the liver, a type of cancer that starts in the organ’s cells and develops into one or multiple tumors.
Traditional “open” surgery for the liver requires up to a 30-inch incision. With laparoscopic liver surgery, there is a 3-inch incision and the surgeon operates inside the abdomen through small, tube-like ports using a fiber-optic light source, a camera and specialized instruments. The end result provides minimal scarring, less pain and quicker recovery.
With two months post-surgery, the patient is doing well and is expected to have full recovery after several rounds of chemo therapy.
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