TY - GEN AU - Ahmed Gamal Ali ElSayed AU - Helmey Abd El Halim ElDesouky , AU - Hussain Kamal_ElDin , AU - Yossry Anawer Ahmed , TI - Surgical options for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy / PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ahmed Gamal Ali ElSayed , KW - intraperitoneal KW - Laparoscopic surgery KW - Optimization N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of General Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - Laparoscopic surgery was pioneered in the early 1980s , although the idea is not newThe main principle was to reduce the impact of surgery on the patient without compromising the procedure's effectivenessToday , laparoscopic surgery is being utilized in a greater number of proceduresAdvantages of laparoscopy in comparison with conventional surgery are plenty egthere is minimal parietal trauma , so post operative pain , infection and dehiscence are much reduced and cosmetic results are greatly improved , short stay in the hospital and short convalescenceAvoidance of exposure , cooling , desiccation and forced retraction of abdominal tissues and organs ER -