
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery for The First Time.A team of surgeons headed by Dr. Shail Rupakheti, Consultant Laparoscopic and General Surgeon at Norvic successfully conducted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery where in gall bladder along with stones were surgically removed using Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive technique on the 9th of October, 2007. There were two patients who underwent such complex surgeries at Norvic that day.Both the patients who underwent this procedure at Norvic are now well, - Dr. Rupakheti reported.According to Dr. Rupakheti, although the technique of Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgery is not very new to Nepal, with these two surgeries Norvic International Hospital has now joined the group of Laparoscopic surgeons as well as hospitals who are committed to giving this state-of-the-art service to the Nepalese.Dr. Shail Rupakheti's team member were Dr. Mukunda Raj Joshi and Dr. Babu Raja Shrestha.On the same occasion, Dr. Rupakheti added that with the support of Prof. Dr. Mahesh Khakurel and Dr. Pradeep Vaidya, he and his team plans to take this Minimally Invasive procedure at Norvic to the international level in the days to come.The Hospital Director of Norvic, Dr. Mahabir Krishna Malla expressed that the Department of Laproscopic surgery will prove to be as effective as other faculties at Norvic and would continually provide international level medical services to the people of Nepal.