Laparoscopic Surgery

Eung Kook Kim

doi:10.5124/jkma.2008.51.9.833

J Korean Med Assoc > Volume 51(9); 2008 > Article

Kim: Laparoscopic Surgery

Continuing Education Column

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Journal of the Korean Medical Association 2008; 51(9): 833-837.

Published online: September 30, 2008

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2008.51.9.833

Laparoscopic Surgery

Eung Kook Kim, MD

Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea. ekkimgs@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

Laparoscopic surgery describes the performance of surgical procedure with the assistance of a video camera and several other instruments. It is now being used in all surgical fields and especially operations for gastrointestinal diseases adopting a laparoscopic procedure in a relatively short period of time. Many benefits of minimally invasive surgery had been proved. With improvement in equipments, instrumentations, and surgical skills, it would be growing and be able to be approached for a more complex procedure. This paper briefly reviews the history, current status, and future of laparoscopic surgery.

Laparoscopy; Surgery; Gastrointestinal disease

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Figure 1

A situation of laparoscopic surgery.