laparoscopic
Small-incision camera surgery
Laparoscopic describes a surgical technique using small incisions and a tiny camera rather than opening the body with large cuts: laparoscopic surgery, a laparoscopic procedure.
The approach typically means less pain, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery than traditional open surgery.
Common applications include gallbladder removal and appendectomies.
Pointed drainage puncture tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- portDocking place for ships
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
camera · fiber-optic · visualization · electrocautery · dissection · suturing · hemostasis · coagulation
Low-trauma procedural method
- keyhole surgeryOperation via tiny incisions
- robotic-assistedUsing programmed machines to help
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- maneuverabilityEase of controlled movement
triangulation · manipulation · retraction · stapling · knot-tying · pneumoperitoneum
One who seizes things
Female reproductive medicine
- urologyUrinary tract medicine
- colorectalOf the large intestine
- bariatricObesity medicine branch
- pediatric surgeryOperations on children
oncology · arthroscopy · general surgery · transplant surgery
trocar
Pointed drainage puncture tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- portDocking place for ships
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
carbon dioxide · camera · fiber-optic · visualization · electrocautery · dissection · suturing · hemostasis · coagulation · ligature
minimally invasive
Low-trauma procedural method
- keyhole surgeryOperation via tiny incisions
- robotic-assistedUsing programmed machines to help
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
maneuverability · triangulation · manipulation · retraction · stapling · knot-tying · pneumoperitoneum
grasper
One who seizes things
ports · light source · monitor
outpatient
Treated without admission
- ambulatoryAble to walk
gynecology
Female reproductive medicine
- urologyUrinary tract medicine
- colorectalOf the large intestine
- bariatricObesity medicine branch
pediatric surgery · oncology · arthroscopy · general surgery · transplant surgery
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- surgeriessurgery, appendectomy, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery
- GI procedurescolonoscopy, gastroscopy, esophagoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, anoscopy
- laparoscopic surgeryCamera-assisted internal operation