What Is a Laparoscope?
The laparoscope is a thin, long, rigid tube in which light travels along glass fibers to light up internal organs. A periscope-like attachment allows the surgeon to see into the abdomen and pelvis. Other instruments used with the laparoscope allow the surgeon to take photographs, obtain biopsies of tissue and now, with the addition of the laser, to cut, coagulate or vaporize tissue.
