a surgical operation performed with the help of a miniaturized camera and several long, thin instruments through natural body openings or small incisions; advantages include less pain, faster recovery
surgery performed through the use of fibre-optic instruments
a type of surgery in which a small incision or cut is made in the abdominal wall through which an instrument (a laparoscope) is placed to permit structures within the abdomen and pelvis to be seen and allow for the performance of surgical procedures with the need for a large surgical incision.
Pertaining to the procedure of laparoscopy . Pertaining to a laparoscope , the instrument by which laparoscopy is done. Performed by laparoscopy. Performed with a laparoscope. See the entire definition of Laparoscopic
Referring to surgical procedures that are performed through a laparoscope.
Use of laparoscope, an instrument similar to endoscope to examine the interior of the abdomen.
visualization inside the abdomen using fiber-optic cameras inserted through small openings
Keyhole Surgery Within The Abdomen
Using an instrument in the shape of a tube that is inserted through the abdominal wall to give an examining doctor a view of the internal organs.
Surgery that uses small openings to pass instruments. Also called "belly button" surgery or band-aid surgery.
Assisted surgery- surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope (a thin, lighted tube). Tissue can be removed from the abdomen or chest through a small incision.
Procedures performed using a long slender optical instrument which may be inserted through the abdominal wall. Visualization as well as surgical procedures may be carried out in the peritoneal cavity.