- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 General principles of consent
- Chapter 2 General surgical procedures
- Chapter 3 Colorectal surgery
- Chapter 4 Vascular surgery
- Chapter 5 Endocrine surgery
- Chapter 6 Breast surgery
- Chapter 7 Hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery
- Chapter 8 Upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery
- Chapter 9 Transplantation surgery
- Chapter 10 Laparoscopic surgery
- Chapter 11Urological surgery
- Chapter 12 Orthopaedic surgery
- Chapter 13 Plastic surgery
- Chapter 14 Ear, nose, and throat surgery
- Chapter 15 General paediatric surgery
- Chapter 16 Neonatal surgery
- Chapter 17 Neurosurgery
- Chapter 18 Cardiac surgery
- Chapter 19 Thoracic surgery
- Chapter 20 Maxillofacial surgery
- Chapter 21 Ophthalmic surgery
- Chapter 22 Obstetrics and gynaecological surgery
- Appendix 1 Example consent form for patients able to consent for themselves
- Appendix 2 Example consent form for those with parental responsibility consenting on behalf of a child
- Appendix 3 Example consent form for procedures performed with no impairment of consciousness
- Appendix 4 Example consent form for adults without capacity to consent for themselves
- Index
(p. 279) Laparoscopic surgery
- Chapter:
- (p. 279) Laparoscopic surgery
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199595587.003.0010
Introduction to laparoscopic surgery 280
Explaining laparoscopic surgery to patients 281
Advantages of laparoscopic surgery 282
Complications of laparoscopic surgery 283
New techniques in laparoscopic surgery 284
Laparoscopic surgery is a minimal-access surgical technique that involves insufflation of the abdominal cavity with carbon dioxide to allow diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal pathologies. The first published laparoscopic procedure in humans dates back to 1910 and is credited to Hans Christian Jacobaeus (Stockholm, Sweden). Since that initial procedure, laparoscopic surgery encountered many controversies before being accepted as a safe alternative to traditional open techniques. The introduction of gas insufflation, improvement of optics, and development of laparoscopic instruments have been key to the modernization of the technique....
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- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 General principles of consent
- Chapter 2 General surgical procedures
- Chapter 3 Colorectal surgery
- Chapter 4 Vascular surgery
- Chapter 5 Endocrine surgery
- Chapter 6 Breast surgery
- Chapter 7 Hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery
- Chapter 8 Upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery
- Chapter 9 Transplantation surgery
- Chapter 10 Laparoscopic surgery
- Chapter 11Urological surgery
- Chapter 12 Orthopaedic surgery
- Chapter 13 Plastic surgery
- Chapter 14 Ear, nose, and throat surgery
- Chapter 15 General paediatric surgery
- Chapter 16 Neonatal surgery
- Chapter 17 Neurosurgery
- Chapter 18 Cardiac surgery
- Chapter 19 Thoracic surgery
- Chapter 20 Maxillofacial surgery
- Chapter 21 Ophthalmic surgery
- Chapter 22 Obstetrics and gynaecological surgery
- Appendix 1 Example consent form for patients able to consent for themselves
- Appendix 2 Example consent form for those with parental responsibility consenting on behalf of a child
- Appendix 3 Example consent form for procedures performed with no impairment of consciousness
- Appendix 4 Example consent form for adults without capacity to consent for themselves
- Index