Svensk definition
Operationsmetoder för undvikande av invasiv kirurgi till förmån för sluten eller lokal kirurgi. De innebär bruk av laparoskopiska instrument och fjärrkontrollerade instrument med direktobservation av operationsområdet genom ett endoskop eller liknande anordning. Tack vare minskad skadeomfattning med minimalt invasiv kirurgi kan långa sjukhusvistelser undvikas.
Engelsk definition
Procedures that avoid use of open, invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-controlled manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device.
Minimalinvasiva kirurgiska tekniker — Minimalinvasiv kirurgi — Minimalinvasiva kirurgiska ingrepp
Minimal Surgical Procedure — Minimal Surgical Procedures — Minimally Invasive Surgery — Minimally Invasive Surgeries — Surgeries, Minimally Invasive — Surgery, Minimally Invasive — Procedure, Minimal Surgical — Procedures, Minimal Access Surgical — Procedures, Minimal Surgical — Procedures, Minimally Invasive Surgical — Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure — Surgical Procedure, Minimal — Surgical Procedures, Minimal — Surgical Procedures, Minimal Access — Minimal Access Surgical Procedures — Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive