laparoscopy
Abdominal camera procedure
Laparoscopy is a surgical technique in which a small camera and instruments are inserted through tiny incisions in the abdomen, allowing doctors to examine or operate on internal organs without major cuts.
Also called keyhole surgery.
The procedure reduces recovery time compared to traditional open surgery: The surgeon removed her gallbladder by laparoscopy.
Low-trauma procedural method
- keyhole surgeryOperation via tiny incisions
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
fiberoptic · camera · video monitor · incision · pneumoperitoneum · sterile field · robotic-assisted · light source
Pointed drainage puncture tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- grasperOne who seizes things
- dissectorOne who cuts apart
- electrocauteryElectrical surgical burning tool
Gallbladder excision surgery
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- hysterectomyExcision of the uterus
- colectomySurgical removal of colon
gastric bypass · gastric sleeve · ablation · resection · biopsy · tubal ligation · myomectomy · nephrectomy
Excision of the uterus
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
- myomectomySurgical fibroid extraction
- endometriosisDisplaced uterine tissue condition
- ovarian cystFluid-filled growth on gonad
Treated without admission
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
- post-operativeAfter a medical procedure
- ambulationMovement by walking
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
minimally invasive
Low-trauma procedural method
- keyhole surgeryOperation via tiny incisions
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
insufflation · fiberoptic · camera · video monitor · incision · pneumoperitoneum · sterile field · robotic-assisted · light source
trocar
Pointed drainage puncture tool
cholecystectomy
Gallbladder excision surgery
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- hysterectomyExcision of the uterus
colectomy · gastric bypass · gastric sleeve · ablation · resection · biopsy · tubal ligation · myomectomy · nephrectomy · splenectomy
hysterectomy
Excision of the uterus
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
- myomectomySurgical fibroid extraction
- endometriosisDisplaced uterine tissue condition
outpatient
Treated without admission
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
- post-operativeAfter a medical procedure
- ambulationMovement by walking
- Medical Advancespenicillin, vaccine, X-ray, insulin pump, pacemaker
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- medical proceduressurgery, transplant, bypass surgery, biopsy, heart surgery
- medical testsblood test, blood tests, CT scan, X-ray, urine tests
- surgeriessurgery, appendectomy, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
laparoscopynon-invasive imaging
Diagnostic viewing without penetration
CT scan · MRI · ultrasound · X-ray · palpation
- laparoscopic surgeryCamera-assisted internal operation