Laparoscopy is a type of surgery that gets its name from the laparoscope, a slender tool that has a tiny video camera and light on the end. When a surgeon inserts it through a small cut into your body ...

This article is a comprehensive review of the current indications and recent literature pertaining to laparoscopic techniques in pediatric urology. Basic concepts such as instrumentation, anesthetic ...

The word "laparoscopy" means to look inside with a special camera or scope. Surgery done with the aid of these cameras is known as laparoscopic, keyhole, porthole, or minimally invasive surgery.

Over the past two decades, the importance of implementing minimally invasive approaches to urological surgery and resident training has increased substantially. The indications for laparoscopic ...

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons have issued a joint statement recommending all surgeons who perform laparoscopic surgery be ...

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of colorectal cancer has become more popular in the past two decades. Laparoscopic colectomy has been accepted as an alternative standard approach in colon cancer, ...