laparoscopy
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Definition
Noun: A minimally invasive surgical procedure. A surgeon uses a laparoscope—a thin, lighted tube with a camera—to examine the organs inside the abdomen or pelvis. The laparoscope is inserted through a small incision, allowing the surgeon to view the internal cavity on a video monitor. This procedure is often used for diagnosis, biopsy, or performing certain types of surgery.
Usage
Laparoscopy is used as a countable noun to refer to the medical procedure itself. - The doctor recommended a laparoscopy to investigate the cause of the chronic pelvic pain. - After the laparoscopy, the patient had only two tiny scars. - Diagnostic laparoscopies are common for evaluating infertility.
Advanced Usage
- Diagnostic laparoscopy: A procedure performed primarily to examine and diagnose a condition, often when imaging tests are inconclusive.
- Operative/Surgical laparoscopy: A procedure where surgical instruments are inserted through additional small incisions alongside the laparoscope to perform operations, such as removing an ovarian cyst or appendix.
Variants and Related Words
- Laparoscope (noun): The instrument used in a laparoscopy.
- Laparoscopic (adjective): Relating to or performed by laparoscopy. (e.g., ).
- Laparoscopically (adverb): Performed using laparoscopy. (e.g., ).
Synonyms
- Keyhole surgery: An informal term emphasizing the small incisions.
- Minimally invasive surgery: A broader category of surgical techniques, including laparoscopy.
- Endoscopy: A general term for procedures using a scope to look inside the body; laparoscopy is a specific type of abdominal endoscopy.
Related Phrases
- To undergo a laparoscopy: To have the procedure performed.
- To perform a laparoscopy: To carry out the procedure (used from the surgeon's perspective).
Noun
- laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)