Laparoscopic surgery, also called keyhole surgery (when natural body openings are not used), bandaid surgery, or minimally invasive surgery (MIS), is a surgical technique. Medically, laparoscopic surgery refers only to operations within the abdomen or pelvic cavity. Laparoscopic surgery belongs to the field of endoscopy. A minimally invasive medical procedure is defined as one that is carried out by entering the body through the skin or through a body cavity or anatomical opening, but with the smallest damage possible to these structures. ... A typical modern surgical operation For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). ... Endoscopic images of a duodenal ulcer Endoscopy means looking inside and refers to looking inside the human body for medical reasons. ...

Cholecystectomy as seen through a laparoscope

A laparoscope consists of a Hopkins rod lens system , that is usually connected to a videocamera- single chip or three chip, a fibre optic cable system connected to a 'cold' light source, halogen or xenon, to illuminate the operative field, inserted through a 5mm or 10mm canula to view the operative field. Additional 5- 10mm thin instruments can be introduced by the surgeon through side ports. Rather than a 20 cm cut as in traditional cholecystectomy, two to five cuts of 5-15 mm will be sufficient to perform a laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder. The abdomen is usually insufflated with carbon dioxide gas to create a working and viewing space. Download high resolution version (744x690, 93 KB)Pictures of my cholecystectomy in progress taken through the laprascope. ... Download high resolution version (744x690, 93 KB)Pictures of my cholecystectomy in progress taken through the laprascope. ... A lens. ... Look up Video in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Video is the technology of capturing, recording, processing, transmitting, and reconstructing moving pictures, typically using celluloid film, electronic signals, or digital media. ... Fiber Optic strands An optical fiber in American English or fibre in British English is a transparent thin fiber for transmitting light. ... The halogens are a chemical series. ... General Name, Symbol, Number xenon, Xe, 54 Chemical series noble gases Group, Period, Block 18, 5, p Appearance colorless Atomic mass 131. ... A typical modern surgical operation For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). ... Cholecystectomy (ko´lî-sî-stèk´te-mê), plural cholecystectomies, is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. ... The abdomen is a part of the body. ... Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas comprised of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. ...

This approach is intended to minimise operative blood loss and post-operative pain, and speeds up recovery times. However, in some cases the pain caused by the carbon dioxide leaving the body is severe and painkillers have little or no effect. The restricted vision, difficult handling of the instruments (hand-eye coordination), lack of tactile perception and the limited working area can increase the possibility of damage to surrounding organs and vessels, either accidentally or through the difficulty of procedures. Pain is an unpleasant sensation which may be associated with actual or potential tissue damage and which may have physical and emotional components. ...

The first transatlantic surgery (Lindbergh Operation) ever performed was a laparoscopic gallbladder removal. The Lindbergh Operation, named in honor of American aviator Charles Lindbergh, was the first ever transatlantic surgery. ...