Laparoscopy is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions with the aid of a camera called a laparoscope, which allows the surgeon to view the affected area from a more distant, easily accessible position. Also known as minimally invasive, bandaid, or keyhole surgery, it offers advantages over open exploratory surgery such as reduced pain, less bleeding, and shorter recovery, using instruments including forceps, scissors, probes, dissectors, hooks, and retractors. The equivalent technique performed in the chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery, and both belong to the broader field of endoscopy; the first laparoscopic procedure was performed by the German surgeon Georg Kelling in 1901.
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Laparoscopy is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions with the aid of a camera.
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The first laparoscopic procedure was performed by German surgeon Georg Kelling in 1901.
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Why is laparoscopy also called keyhole surgery
Because the operation is done through several small incisions with a camera and long instruments instead of one large opening.
Laparoscopy is performed through small incisions in the abdomen or pelvis rather than one large opening, using a camera called a laparoscope so the surgeon can view the affected area from a more distant, easily accessible position. That reliance on small openings and instruments such as forceps, scissors, probes, dissectors, hooks and retractors is why the technique is also called minimally invasive, bandaid or keyhole surgery, and it typically brings less pain, less bleeding and a shorter recovery than open exploratory surgery.
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