Laparoscopic Surgery: The Issue of Education and Training

Laparoscopic surgery sometimes called as “keyhole surgery” or “minimal invasive surgery”, is one of the fastest growing areas in surgery today. Laparoscopic surgery is performed with the assistance of video camera and several thin instruments that are passed into the abdomen through small skin incisions. Benefits of laparoscopic surgery are multifold as compared to open conventional surgery. These include less post operative pain, shorter hospital stay, early return to full activities, less risk of complications, less internal scarring and better cosmesis