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Laparoscopic A minimally-invasive surgical or diagnostic procedure that uses a flexible endoscope (laparoscope) to view and operate on structures in the abdomen. Mentioned in: Obstetrical Emergencies How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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chief of minimally invasive surgery at New York's Beth Israel Medical Center, the complex manual dexterity required to be a stellar video gamer and a laparoscopic surgeon are strikingly similar. Finally, in March, Robinson got the relief he was looking for, not with a pill, but with a new type of surgery called laparoscopic fundiplication. Starting with the success of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the late 1980s, enthusiasm for laparoscopic techniques has spread rapidly. |
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