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    Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapára) 'flank, side' and σκοπέω (skopéō) 'to see') is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small...
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    Raoul Palmer he learned the technique of laparoscopy and promoted its usefulness. In 1967 he published Laparoscopy in Gynaecology. Subsequently, Robert Edwards...
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  • hospitals. He is the author of several scholarly publications on obesity and laparoscopy. He has been on My 600-lb Life since 2012. He has also appeared on installments...
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    and medical imaging; however, a definitive diagnosis is made through laparoscopy and biopsy. Other causes of similar symptoms include pelvic inflammatory...
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    Urology (section Laparoscopy)
    procedures. Recently, the addition of laparoscopy and robotics has further subdivided this branch of urology. Laparoscopy is a rapidly evolving branch of urology...
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  • procedure includes not only the transvaginal laparoscopy, but also hysteroscopy, and the so-called "laparoscopy and dye" test for tubal patency. This device...
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    95% of adult appendicectomies are planned as laparoscopic procedures. Laparoscopy is often used if the diagnosis is in doubt, or in order to leave a less...
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    mechanism. Diagnosis may be supported by ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, or laparoscopy. Early treatment options include medroxyprogesterone or nonsteroidal...
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  • Single-port laparoscopy (SPL) is a recently developed technique in laparoscopic surgery. It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which the surgeon...
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    Myomectomy, sometimes also called fibroidectomy, refers to the surgical removal of uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids. In contrast to a hysterectomy...
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    Konstanz, Germany) was a German gynaecologist and a pioneer in gynecologic laparoscopy. Hans Frangenheim was the second son of Margarethe (née Steinmetz) and...
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    was made in 2016, when Lotti M. et al. described a new technique, the laparoscopy-enhanced HIPEC (LE-HIPEC) technique, in which the hyperthermic chemotherapy...
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  • infertility. Chromopertubation is sometimes commonly referred to a "laparoscopy and dye" test. It is currently one of the standard procedures in this...
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    methods can be utilized: open surgery, laparoscopy, or robotic techniques. Fixing an inguinal hernia using laparoscopy causes less pain, speeds up recovery...
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    the uterine cavity) Diagnostic laparoscopy – used to diagnose and treat sources of pelvic and abdominal pain. Laparoscopy is the only way to accurately...
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    to reduce the risk of reactivation of an inflammatory process. When laparoscopy is performed, the surgeon may note the distended tubes, identify the...
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    are done via laparotomy (abdominal incision, not to be confused with laparoscopy). A transverse (Pfannenstiel) incision is made through the abdominal...
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  • Jackson, S. A.; Laurence, A. S.; Hill, J. C. (May 1996). "Does post-laparoscopy pain relate to residual carbon dioxide?". Anaesthesia. 51 (5): 485–487...
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    Laparoscopy Illustration of Laparoscopy ICD-9-CM 54.9 [edit on Wikidata]...
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    cavities (through a small incision): The abdominal or pelvic cavity (laparoscopy) The interior of a joint (arthroscopy) Organs of the chest (thoracoscopy...
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  • using minimally invasive techniques with small incisions and cameras (laparoscopy). Surgery is essential to reduce the risk of complications or potential...
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    minimally invasive surgery. He has been called "the father of modern laparoscopy". Semm was born to Margarete and Karl Semm in Munich where he attended...
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    towards the torted ovary. Surgical treatment of ovarian torsion includes laparoscopy to uncoil the torsed ovary and possibly oophoropexy to fixate the ovary...
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    [citation needed] Today, a Spigelian hernia can be repaired by doing robotic laparoscopy and most patients are discharged on the same day. This novel, uncomplicated...
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    reasonable doubt still persists, an exploratory peritoneal lavage or laparoscopy may be performed. In people with ascites, a diagnosis of peritonitis...
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    disease by Heinz Kalk in the 1930s. Hope reported in 1937 on the use of laparoscopy to diagnose ectopic pregnancy. In 1944, Raoul Palmer placed his patients...
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  • Los Angeles, California, U.S. Education University of Szeged Medical career Field Surgery Institutions Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Research Laparoscopy...
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    around 10% of EP cases have hCG patterns similar to a failing PUL. A laparoscopy or laparotomy can also be performed to visually confirm an ectopic pregnancy...
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    signs include hypertension and tachycardia. Surgery, especially adrenal laparoscopy, is the most common treatment for small pheochromocytomas. Bartolomeo...
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    Adenomyosis Adenomyosis uteri seen during laparoscopy: soft and enlarged uterus; the blue spots represent subserous endometriosis. Specialty Gynecology...
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