keyhole surgery
Small incision operation
Keyhole surgery is a surgical technique using small incisions rather than large cuts, allowing instruments and a tiny camera to enter through openings about the size of a keyhole.
Also called minimally invasive surgery or laparoscopic surgery.
The approach typically means less pain, smaller scars, and faster recovery: She was back at work a week after her keyhole surgery.
Internal surgical viewing instrument
- arthroscopeInstrument for viewing joints
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- bronchoscopeInstrument examining airways
- cystoscopeInstrument for bladder examination
endoscopic · scope · camera · visualization · lumen · biopsy · insufflation · cannula
Internal surgical viewing instrument
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- grasperOne who seizes things
- dissectorOne who cuts apart
scissors · stapler · electrocautery · camera · light source · retractor · suction · irrigator
Controlled cut into tissue
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
hemostasis · suturing · retraction · irrigation · closure · triangulation
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- robotic armsProgrammable mechanical manipulators
- consoleComfort in distress
- 3D visualizationDepicting objects with depth
- haptic feedbackSensation from device interaction
Skillful hand coordination
- steady handUnwavering manual control
- hand-eye coordinationAbility to sync vision and movement
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
meticulous · accuracy · depth perception · tactile feedback · spatial awareness · ambidexterity · finesse · microsurgical
Gallbladder excision surgery
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- hysterectomyExcision of the uterus
- nephrectomySurgical kidney extraction
gastric bypass · adrenalectomy · splenectomy · prostatectomy · colectomy · myomectomy
laparoscope
Internal surgical viewing instrument
- arthroscopeInstrument for viewing joints
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- bronchoscopeInstrument examining airways
cystoscope · endoscopic · scope · camera · visualization · lumen · biopsy · insufflation · cannula · trocar
outpatient
Treated without admission
laparoscope
Internal surgical viewing instrument
dissector · scissors · stapler · electrocautery · camera · light source · retractor · suction · irrigator · ports
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
coagulation · hemostasis · suturing · retraction · irrigation · closure · triangulation
da Vinci
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- robotic armsProgrammable mechanical manipulators
- consoleComfort in distress
- 3D visualizationDepicting objects with depth
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- steady handUnwavering manual control
- hand-eye coordinationAbility to sync vision and movement
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
delicate · meticulous · accuracy · depth perception · tactile feedback · spatial awareness · ambidexterity · finesse · microsurgical
cholecystectomy
Gallbladder excision surgery
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- hysterectomyExcision of the uterus
nephrectomy · gastric bypass · adrenalectomy · splenectomy · prostatectomy · colectomy · myomectomy
- Medical Advancespenicillin, vaccine, X-ray, insulin pump, pacemaker
- surgeriesappendectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
- surgeryoperation, incision, scalpel, suture, sutures
- proceduresprocedure, procedures, process, autopsy, policies
- surgical advancesminimally invasive, laparoscopy, microsurgery, telesurgery, endoscopy
- chest incisionssternotomy, thoracotomy
keyhole surgerylaparotomy
Abdominal cavity access cut
thoracotomy · exploratory surgery · craniotomy · radical surgery · open-heart surgery
hole, keys, keyed, keying, keyless, keyboard, keystone, holes, holed