laparoscope
It is the eye of keyhole surgery: instruments enter through separate ports, and the whole team operates from one magnified screen image.
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15 matcheslaparoscopic prostatectomy
Surgery to remove all or part of the prostate with the aid of a laparoscope.
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Laparoscopic surgery uses small incisions, a camera, and long instruments to operate inside the abdomen or pelvis without the large opening open surgery requires.
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Surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope to remove all or part of the colon through several small incisions made in the wall of the abdomen.
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Surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope.
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Trading one long wound for several small ones changes the recovery far more than it changes the operation performed inside.
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A laparotomy is an open surgical incision through the abdominal wall, performed to directly examine, diagnose, or treat conditions inside the abdominal cavity.
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A syllable apart from removal and from a lasting opening, this ending means only that a structure was cut into.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers caused by mutations (changes) in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
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A colectomy is a surgical procedure that removes all or part of the colon to treat disease or injury affecting that organ.
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An incision is a deliberate surgical cut made through skin and underlying tissue to access the area being treated during an operation.
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A nephrectomy is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney, performed through several different approaches depending on how much tissue must be removed.
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Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of one or both ovaries, performed for conditions such as ovarian masses, cancer risk, or disease.
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Prostatectomy ranges from removing a small portion of prostate tissue to complete gland removal, most often to treat cancer or severe enlargement.
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A splenectomy is a surgical procedure that removes all or part of the spleen, performed for injury, disease, or certain blood disorders.
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