Milestone as doctors perform first laparoscopy in Kirinyaga County
By KNA, January 16, 2024The County Government of Kirinyaga has marked yet another milestone in the medical field as doctors performed the first minimally invasive surgery in the county at the Kimbimbi Sub-County Hospital.
This milestone has come barely a month after the first spinal surgery in the county was successfully operated at Kerugoya County and Referral Hospital.
The laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed on a 39-year-old woman from Gathigiriri ward. The patient who was suffering from cholecystitis is stable and now recuperating in the ward after a successful surgery.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a term for a type of surgery to remove the gallbladder when one has gallstones.
Affordable healthcare
The ground-breaking medical procedure is a step forward for governor Anne Waiguru’s elaborate Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage strategy that is aimed at ensuring that county residents access quality and affordable healthcare services within the county.
After the undertaking the successful laparoscopy, Dr Madaraka Ogoye, who was the lead surgeon said that the surgery was a breakthrough in the county’s medical care provision. He said that minimally invasive procedure is effective and more cost-effective compared to conventional open surgery.
Specialised equipment
“Minimal invasive surgery doesn’t make big cuts on patients since we use specialised equipment to make small incisions, through which we carry out the surgery. Smaller incisions mean less pain, faster recovery, quicker return home, back to work quickly, and all this means that overall, minimally invasive surgery is cost-effective, as the shorter the stay at a hospital, the cheaper it is,” he said.