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  1. Laparoscopy: What It Is, What To Expect & Recovery

    Mar 1, 2024 · What is a laparoscopy? A laparoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure your surgeon does to look for problems in your stomach or pelvic area. They use a tool called a …

  2. Laparoscopic Surgery: Purpose, Procedure, and Benefits - WebMD

    Oct 10, 2025 · Laparoscopy is known as a minimally invasive surgery (MIS) because it uses smaller cuts. Doctors first used it for gallbladder surgery and gynecological operations. Then it …

  3. Laparoscopy - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    What is a laparoscopy? Laparoscopy is a surgical procedure used to examine the organs in the belly (abdomen). It can also examine a woman’s pelvic organs. Laparoscopy uses a thin …

  4. Laparoscopy - Wikipedia

    Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapára) 'flank, side' and σκοπέω (skopéō) 'to see') is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) …

  5. Laparoscopy Definition, Risks, and Recovery Time - eMedicineHealth

    Laparoscopy is a way of performing a surgery. Instead of making a large incision (or cut) for certain operations, surgeons make tiny incisions and insert thin instruments and a camera into …

  6. Laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery - Harvard Health

    Nov 24, 2025 · During laparoscopy, the laparoscope is inserted through a very small incision (less than an inch long), usually in or just below your navel. A gas is pumped into your abdomen to …

  7. What is Laparoscopic Surgery? - American Cancer Society

    Laparoscopy is a procedure a doctor uses to look inside the abdomen (belly) and pelvis. This is done with a laparoscope, a thin, flexible tube with a light and a small video camera on the end.

  8. Laparoscopy - Kaiser Permanente

    Oct 1, 2025 · Laparoscopy (say "lap-uh-ROSS-kuh-pee") is a type of surgery that uses very small cuts in the belly. These cuts are called incisions. The doctor puts a lighted tube (scope) …

  9. Laparoscopy: Purpose, Preparation, Procedure, and Recovery

    Jan 29, 2024 · A laparoscopy is a surgical procedure that examines the organs inside the abdomen, as well as other closed spaces, such as the knees.

  10. Laparoscopy - ACOG

    Laparoscopy is a way of doing surgery using small incisions (cuts). It's also called "minimally invasive surgery."