Appendectomy is the removal of the appendix by surgery. Laparoscopy is the use of a laprascope (a lighted camera equipped surgical instrument) in a surgical procedure.
The same as before an appendectomy. aA balanced one.
World Laparoscopy Hospital was created in 2001.
Appendix. An appendectomy is the operation to remove the appendix.
As long as the scar is healed then there is no reason why you can't swim after an appendectomy
Yes, appendectomy is excision (surgical removal) of the appendix.
open appendectomy
Laparoscopy was first used with cancer patients in 1973. In these first cases, the procedure was used to observe and biopsy the liver. Laparoscopy plays a role in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment
Append- is the root in the term appendectomy. The suffix -ectomy indicates surgical removal.
The root word for laparoscopy is "laparo," which comes from the Greek word "lapara," meaning "flank" or "abdomen."
A disadvantage to laparoscopy is that some growths may be too large or extensive to remove with laparoscopic instruments, necessitating a laparotomy.
Harald Henning has written: 'Color atlas of diagnostic laparoscopy' -- subject(s): Atlases, Laparoscopy
"Status post appendectomy remote" means the patient had her appendix surgically removed, but not recently.