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Artificial Pneumoperitoneum
Artificial pneumoperitoneum: deliberate gas insufflation of the peritoneal cavity, usually with carbon dioxide at 12-16 mmHg, to create the working space for laparoscopy; first tried by Mosetig-Moorhof in 1893, formerly used as tuberculosis collapsotherapy.
Bipolar radiofrequency ablation
Bipolar radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive technique applying radiofrequency current between two electrodes instead of a grounding pad, used mainly for tumor ablation, cardiac ablation, and pain procedures.
Compression anastomosis
Compression anastomosis is a sutureless surgical technique that joins bowel or other hollow organs by pressing their walls together until they fuse, using ring, nitinol, or magnet-based devices.
Continuous suture
A continuous suture is a wound-closure technique using one strand of suture material for a series of stitches, tied at each end, chosen for rapid closure of long wounds.
Conventional laparoscopy
Conventional laparoscopy is a multiport minimally invasive surgical technique using a rigid camera and instruments through small incisions, largely replacing open surgery since the early 1990s.
Conversion to Open Surgery
Conversion to open surgery: abandoning a laparoscopic or robotic procedure for an open operation. Rates range from about 6% to 23% by procedure; risk factors include adhesions, obesity, and prior surgery.
Cooled radiofrequency ablation
Cooled radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive pain treatment using a water-cooled electrode to create larger nerve lesions, used for sacroiliac, facet, and knee pain.
Cryoablation
Cryoablation is a minimally invasive treatment that destroys abnormal tissue, such as tumors and arrhythmia-causing heart tissue, by freezing it through probes or catheters placed inside the body.
Electrocauterization
Electrocauterization is a surgical technique using electrically heated instruments to cut tissue and stop bleeding, used for small vessels, chronic nosebleeds, and removing skin growths.
Endoscopic carpal tunnel release
Endoscopic carpal tunnel release is a hand operation in which an endoscope guides cutting of the transverse carpal ligament, relieving median nerve compression in carpal tunnel syndrome.
Fluorescence-guided surgery
Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) is a technique in which fluorescent imaging agents given before or during surgery make tumor tissue glow, enabling real-time visualization alongside the white-light field.
Focused ultrasound
Focused ultrasound, also known as focused ultrasound surgery, directs intersecting ultrasound beams through intact skin to ablate tissue, open the blood–brain barrier, or modulate neural activity.
Fulguration
Fulguration is a non-contact electrosurgery technique in which an electrode held slightly off the skin throws sparks that destroy abnormal tissue superficially, named for the Latin word for lightning.
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy
Hand-assisted laparoscopy (HALS), also called hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, is a hybrid of open and laparoscopic surgery in which the surgeon's gloved hand is inserted through a hand-port device while pneumoperitoneum is maintained, restoring tactile feedback; used in colectomy, splenectomy, and nephrectomy.
Image-guided surgery
Image-guided surgery (IGS) is a set of surgical techniques that link preoperative CT or MRI scans to the patient's anatomy, displaying instrument position and trajectory during the operation.
Image-Guided Surgery Toolkit
The Image-Guided Surgery Toolkit (IGSTK) is an open source C++ library providing tracking, registration, and visualization components for image-guided surgery applications, led from Georgetown University and released in 2006.
Image-guided thermal ablation
Image-guided thermal ablation is a minimally invasive cancer treatment in which probes placed under ultrasound, CT, or MRI guidance destroy tumors with heat or cold.
Institute of Image-Guided Surgery
The Institute of Image-Guided Surgery (IHU Strasbourg; Institut de chirurgie guidée par l'image) is a French institute in Strasbourg dedicated to image-guided minimally invasive surgery, founded by Jacques Marescaux in 2011.
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) continuously records nervous system function during surgery with evoked potentials, EEG, and EMG, alerting the surgical team when signal changes indicate emerging neural injury.
Intuitive SureForm stapler
The Intuitive SureForm stapler is a family of fully wristed, single-use surgical staplers by Intuitive Surgical, controlled from the da Vinci console with SmartFire technology that adjusts tissue compression during firing.
Laparoscopic resection
Laparoscopic resection is a minimally invasive operation removing diseased tissue or an organ through small abdominal incisions, offering faster bowel recovery and shorter hospital stays than open surgery.
Laser coagulation
Laser coagulation is a medical procedure using focused laser light to heat tissue and denature proteins, sealing vessels or destroying lesions; in the retina it is called photocoagulation.
Laser surgery
Laser surgery is a surgical technique using focused laser light to cut, ablate, or coagulate tissue, chosen by wavelength and pulse duration, as in LASIK.
Ligation
Ligation is a surgical technique in which a suture, thread, or band is tied around a blood vessel or duct to stop bleeding or close the structure off.
Magnetic compression anastomosis
Magnetic compression anastomosis is a sutureless technique in which paired magnets compress apposed ends of bowel, bile duct, or blood vessel until a channel heals open.
Marsupialization
Marsupialization is a surgical technique that opens a cyst or abscess and sutures its edges to the skin, creating a permanently open pouch that drains it.
Mini-laparotomy
Mini-laparotomy is open abdominal surgery through a small incision of a few centimeters, sitting between standard open surgery and laparoscopy, used for sterilization and gallbladder removal.
Minilaparotomy
Minilaparotomy, commonly called minilap, is a small-incision abdominal approach to the fallopian tubes, used chiefly for female sterilization through an incision under 5 cm, often under local anesthesia.
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Minimally invasive surgical procedures avoid open surgery by working through small keyhole incisions with endoscopes or robotic arms, reducing pain, tissue trauma, and recovery time across many specialties.
Natural orifice specimen extraction surgery
Natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) is a minimally invasive technique that removes resected tissue through the anus, vagina, or mouth, avoiding an abdominal incision.