Key planning information for laparoscopic prostate surgery in South Africa.
2–3 daysHospital stay
4 hospitalsList laparoscopic prostate surgery
Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery in South Africa is priced per case at 4 hospitals. It needs 2 to 3 days in hospital. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Hospitals and clinics offering Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery in South Africa
Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery is listed by 4 hospitals in South Africa. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Life Healthcare is a leading private hospital operator in South Africa and primarily serves the market for privately insured individuals, representing approximately eight million people. The group provides mainly acute care, high technology private hospital services.
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital is a large Provincial government funded hospital situated in central Mthatha in South Africa. It is a tertiary teaching hospital and forms part of the Mthatha Hospital Complex.
The extensive hospital network includes 64 hospitals (of which 57 are majority owned by Life Healthcare and another seven in which the group holds substantial minority ownership), providing a range of healthcare services throughout South Africa.
What is Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery?
Laparoscopic prostate surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove a diseased prostate affected by cancer. The surgical incisions are tiny, and through these incisions a laparoscope, which is an endoscopic device with a camera attached to it, is inserted along with other surgical tools that are used during the surgery. Bleeding is much less during the surgery and the patient does not take a very long time to recover after an endoscopic prostate surgery.
How is Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery Performed?
The surgeon injects a small needle below the patient's navel and inside the abdomen.
Carbon dioxide gas is passed through this needle into the abdomen.
The gas inflates the abdominal cavity and in this way the surgeon can see inside the abdominal cavity clearly during the surgery.
A small incision is made near the navel and a laparoscope is inserted through it. The laparoscope transmits the picture of the prostate on a monitor.
The surgeon examines the abdominal cavity to ensure that there are no symptoms of infection or any disease inside the abdomen. The surgery will not be continued if the surgeon finds these symptoms.
A few other tiny incisions measuring about five to 10 millimeters are made on the lower abdomen.
Surgical tools are inserted through these incisions and the prostate may be removed.
After the surgery is over, the incision is closed.
How to Prepare for Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery?
The patient is physically examined to ensure that the patient is in a good condition to undergo surgery.
The patient needs to give some tests like blood and urine analysis, X-ray, electrocardiogram, and lung function tests.
The doctor should be informed about any medication that the patient is taking with or without a prescription. These may include supplements or herbs or drugs.
Certain medication that the patient is taking may be stopped two weeks before the surgery.
The doctor should be informed if the patient has any ailments or medical conditions.
The patient must stop smoking to ensure a quick recovery.
The patient may be required to take laxative medicine on the evening ahead of the surgery if the patient's intestine needs to be cleaned.
About Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Days admitted
2 to 3 days
Anesthesia
General anesthesia
Recovery
Risks of anesthesia include:
- Breathing difficulty
- Allergic reaction to medication
Risks of prostate surgery include:
- Incontinence
- Impotence
- Bleeding
- Blood clotting
- Infection
Risks
Risks of anesthesia include:
- Breathing difficulty
- Allergic reaction to medication
Risks of prostate surgery include:
- Incontinence
- Impotence
- Bleeding
- Blood clotting
- Infection
After care
- The patient is encouraged to move around after the surgery.
- The patient should avoid lifting and pushing heavy objects.
- The patient should avoid straining the abdominal muscles by doing exercises like sit-ups.
Hospital Group
Hospital Group
Private Hospital
Private Hospital