laparoscopes
Minimally invasive cameras
Laparoscopes are thin, lighted instruments inserted through small incisions to view the inside of the abdomen or pelvis.
Surgeons use them for minimally invasive procedures—gallbladder removal, hernia repair, diagnostic exploration—avoiding the larger cuts of traditional surgery.
The singular is laparoscope; the procedure is laparoscopy.
Light-based data transmission
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- xenonElement fifty-four, noble gas
- HD cameraDevice capturing detailed video
- 3D visualizationDepicting objects with depth
digital · articulating · magnification · white balance · insufflation · CO2 · pneumoperitoneum · video monitor
Pointed drainage puncture tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- grasperOne who seizes things
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
dissector · cautery · retractor · suction · irrigator · bipolar · monopolar · scope
Low-trauma procedural method
- keyhole surgeryOperation via tiny incisions
- outpatientTreated without admission
- day surgeryMedical procedure, home same afternoon
- general anesthesiaDrug-induced unconsciousness for surgery
sterile · da Vinci · surgeon · operating room · complications · conversion
Gallbladder excision surgery
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- gastric bypassStomach-shrinking weight operation
- hysterectomyExcision of the uterus
nephrectomy · colectomy · adrenalectomy · splenectomy · myomectomy · tubal ligation · biopsy · staging
fiber optic
Light-based data transmission
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- xenonElement fifty-four, noble gas
- HD cameraDevice capturing detailed video
3D visualization · digital · articulating · magnification · white balance · insufflation · CO2 · pneumoperitoneum · video monitor · recording system
trocar
Pointed drainage puncture tool
forceps · dissector · cautery · retractor · suction · irrigator · bipolar · monopolar · scope · optics
minimally invasive
Low-trauma procedural method
- keyhole surgeryOperation via tiny incisions
- outpatientTreated without admission
- day surgeryMedical procedure, home same afternoon
general anesthesia · sterile · da Vinci · surgeon · operating room · complications · conversion
cholecystectomy
Gallbladder excision surgery
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- gastric bypassStomach-shrinking weight operation
hysterectomy · nephrectomy · colectomy · adrenalectomy · splenectomy · myomectomy · tubal ligation · biopsy · staging · bariatric surgery
abdomen
Torso's lower cavity
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- umbilicusAbdominal cord remnant
gallbladder · appendix · ovary · uterus · liver · spleen · kidney · colon · stomach · diaphragm