Laparoscopic Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery using cameras, insufflation, instruments, video displays, and specialized training.
Core metadata
- ID: laparoscopic_surgery
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1985 (exact)
- Region: Germany, France, and later global general surgery
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
Dependents
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- The First Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (JSLS / PubMed Central, 2001, review) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 2
- Average edge confidence: 81%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- review: 2
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
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| Video Endoscopy Systems (endoscopy_video_systems) | required | 86% | review | Modern laparoscopic surgery requires an endoscopic visual system so surgeons can operate through small ports while viewing the operative field. |
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| Aseptic Surgery (aseptic_surgery) | enabling | 76% | review | Laparoscopic operations are surgical procedures performed under sterile operating-room practice; asepsis is clinical context rather than hospital IT. |
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