Laparoscopes, small video cameras mounted on tubes, allow physicians and surgeons to view a patient's abdominal cavity with a relatively small surgical incision.
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A laparoscope may be used post-surgery to look for and break down adhesions, however there is risk of additional adhesions forming post-procedure.
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B Laparoscopes, small video cameras mounted on tubes, allow physicians and surgeons to view a patient's abdominal cavity with a relatively small surgical incision.
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In the early 1990s seven patients in New York died and 151 were injured during gall bladder surgery because their doctors were inadequately trained in using a laparoscope.
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"' Laparoscopic hernia repair "'is the repair of a hiatal hernia using a laparoscope, which is a tiny telescope-like instrument.
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In the surgery, a tiny incision is made in the lower abdomen and a laparoscope is inserted, giving the doctor a clear view of misplaced endometrial growths.
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Surgeons at Vanderbilt University, led by Joseph Bruner, attempted to close spina bifida in 4 human fetuses using a skin graft from the mother using a laparoscope.
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The laparoscope has a fiber-optic light and a magnifying video camera to see inside the abdomen and guide the surgeon in locating and cutting away the unwanted tissue.
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The operations involve slender instruments and a thin viewing tube called a laparoscope, which are inserted through incisions an inch ( 2.5 centimeters ) or so wide.
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The laparoscope ( a telescope ), attached to a camera, is brought into the abdomen through the same tube, and the pelvis and abdomen are thoroughly inspected.
