Laparoscopic Surgery is also called Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Minimal Access Surgery (MAS) or Keyhole Surgery. It is a modern surgical technique in which pain and hemorrhaging are reduced due to smaller incisions and recovery times are shorter.
Laparoscopic Surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, appendectomy (appendix), cholecystectomy (gall bladder), hernia, hysterectomy (uterus), Obesity (bariatric surgeries), diagnostic laparoscopy, intestine-related surgeries whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery.