Sentences with phrase «using laparoscopy»

In the second group, the catheters were inserted using laparoscopy under general anesthesia by surgeons.

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Laparoscopy, developed in the late 1970s, uses a minute camera and microsurgical instruments to access the body through tiny incisions, providing a finer degree of accessibility to the surgeon and eliminating the risk of large, open surgical areas.

In equivocal cases, laparoscopy — a procedure in which a tiny camera and tools are inserted into the patient — can be used both to diagnose the site of the pregnancy and to treat it.

Although laparoscopy — the technical term for minimally invasive surgery — has been around for more than a century, its use has grown substantially in the last 20 years since medical researchers have demonstrated that it is not only safer but also less expensive than open surgery for a number of different types of operations.

The last 15 years have seen a rise in the use of minimally invasive laparoscopy to perform hysterectomy, enabled by the use of power morcellators, which break uterine fibroids into small pieces to be removed via tiny laparoscopic incisions.

Laparoscopy (also used to help diagnose endometriosis): A minor surgical procedure in which a laparoscope, a thin tube with a lens and a light, is inserted into an incision in the abdominal wall; using the laparoscope to see into the pelvic area, the doctor can often remove the endometrial growths.

There a number of procedures in which laparoscopy is often used at Shallowford Animal Hospital.

Her professional special interests include endoscopy - flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy as well as the use of rigid scopes in rhinoscopy, cystoscopy, and laparoscopy.

The following equipment is available for diagnostic and therapeutic use: video endoscopy, fluoroscopy, shock wave lithotripsy, carbon dioxide and diode lasers, laparoscopy, high speed treadmill, and locking plate application capability.

Laparoscopic Gastropexy Previously we offered laparoscopic assisted gastropexy but now we can do this technique with laparoscopy ALONE with the use of advanced instruments and suture.

We perform minimally invasive procedures using flexible and rigid endoscopes, including arthroscopy, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy.

Previously we offered laparoscopic assisted gastropexy but now we can do this technique with laparoscopy ALONE with the use of advanced instruments and suture.