NALT

Preferred term

laparoscopy

Topic

A procedure in which a laparoscope is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the peritoneal cavity. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy.

endoscopy

hand-assisted laparoscopy

celioscopy
gynecologic laparoscopy
laparoscopic surgery
laparoscopic surgical procedures
operative laparoscopy
pelviscopy
peritoneoscopy

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

20689

Spanish

laparoscopía

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37075

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 9/16/20