For the first time in South Khorasan Province, Colorectal Cancel or Rectum Surgery was performed in Emam Reza Hospitalby using Laparoscopic surgery technique. The head of Emam Reza Hospital announced this news and said: the Colorectal Cancer or Rectum Surgery by using laparoscopic surgery technique was performed for the first time in Birjand by cooperation of a team of surgeons in Emam Reza Hospital. The patient was a 38 years-old man.


Dr. Jalal Ahmadi told that having low pain and infection, reduction of hospitalization time, rapid wound healing and fast return to everyday activities are some of the advantages of this laparoscopic surgery and he added: before this surgery, all surgeries like Abdominal Cancer had been performed by open surgery method and the abdomen had been cut. But in this method, laparoscopic technique, the surgery is performed by making some small holes into the abdomen; a surgical and imaging tool is directed to these holes into the body and the surgeon observes the images through a monitor.


He added: by providing necessary facilities, laparoscopic surgeries will be performed in Birjand and this will prevent sending patients to large cities. The well-being of the patient is reported fine after rectum surgery and he will be discharged from the hospital soon.