The goal of laparoscopy is to minimize the incision and trauma to the patient's body when performing a surgical procedure.  For example, the open technique often involves making a large traumatic incision and removal of a portion of the patient's lower rib in order to gain access to the kidney.  On the other hand, the laparoscopic technique utilizes only three or four, two cm sized skin incisions (below). 

The laparoscopic technique involves placing long thin instruments through the tiny skin incisions. One of these instruments is a high definition camera which displays on a monitor a magnified and high definition view of the patient's internal anatomy (below).

Working instruments are placed through the other incisions to meticulously remove the tumor from the kidney without the surgeon ever having to place his or her hands into the patient's body.

 

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