Appendicitis Flashcards

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_______________ (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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Laparoscopy

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (_______), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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lapara

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘____________’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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‘flank, side’

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (________), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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skopeo

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘________’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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‘to see’

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Laparoscopy (from _________ λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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Ancient Greek

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the ___________ through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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abdomen or pelvis

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through _____________ (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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small incisions

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually __________) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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0.5–1.5 cm

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the ___________. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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aid of a camera

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The ___________ aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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laparoscope

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids _____________ or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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diagnosis

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or _______________ with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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therapeutic interventions

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a _______________ in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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few small cuts

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the ____________.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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abdomen

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an _______________. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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open procedure

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include ______________ due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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reduced pain

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to _____________ and hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

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smaller incisions

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and ______________, and shorter recovery time.

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hemorrhaging

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Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapara), meaning ‘flank, side’, and σκοπέω (skopeo), meaning ‘to see’) is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.[1] There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions and hemorrhaging, and ___________________.

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shorter recovery time

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_______________, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) elsewhere in the body.

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Laparoscopic surgery

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Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, or ______________, is a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) elsewhere in the body.

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keyhole surgery

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Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a _________________ in which operations are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) elsewhere in the body.

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modern surgical technique

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Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed through _______________ (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) elsewhere in the body.

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small incisions

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There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus the more common, open procedure. Pain and hemorrhaging are reduced due to smaller incisions and recovery times are shorter. The key element in laparoscopic surgery is the use of a ____________, a long fiber optic cable system which allows viewing of the affected area by snaking the cable from a more distant, but more easily accessible location.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laparoscopy

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laparoscope

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Keyhole Surgery also known as Minimally Invasive Surgery is surgery performed using long thin instruments inserted into the body through small cuts (__________). These small incisions, which are typically 5 – 10mm in length, replace the traditional long incision (which can extend over 30cm).
http://www.mgos.com.au/keyhole-surgery-melbourne-gastro-oesophageal-surgery.html

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incisions

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______________ refers to keyhole surgery when performed on the abdomen. This is slowly becoming the standard technique for most surgeries including removal of the gallbladder, removal of the appendix, removal of the colon and many other operations.
http://www.mgos.com.au/keyhole-surgery-melbourne-gastro-oesophageal-surgery.html

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Laparoscopic surgery

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Laparoscopic surgery refers to _____________ when performed on the abdomen. This is slowly becoming the standard technique for most surgeries including removal of the gallbladder, removal of the appendix, removal of the colon and many other operations.
http://www.mgos.com.au/keyhole-surgery-melbourne-gastro-oesophageal-surgery.html

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keyhole surgery

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Laparoscopic surgery refers to keyhole surgery when performed on the _____________. This is slowly becoming the standard technique for most surgeries including removal of the gallbladder, removal of the appendix, removal of the colon and many other operations.
http://www.mgos.com.au/keyhole-surgery-melbourne-gastro-oesophageal-surgery.html

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abdomen

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Laparoscopic surgery refers to keyhole surgery when performed on the abdomen. This is slowly becoming the ____________ for most surgeries including removal of the gallbladder, removal of the appendix, removal of the colon and many other operations.
http://www.mgos.com.au/keyhole-surgery-melbourne-gastro-oesophageal-surgery.html

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standard technique

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Laparoscopic surgery refers to keyhole surgery when performed on the abdomen. This is slowly becoming the standard technique for most surgeries including removal of the gallbladder, removal of the _____________, removal of the colon and many other operations.
http://www.mgos.com.au/keyhole-surgery-melbourne-gastro-oesophageal-surgery.html

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appendix