Are Key hole/Minimally Invasive Surgery & Laparoscopy the same? - Dr. Shafalika Boriah

Keyhole surgery or the minimally invasive surgeries are nothing but the different names given to the laparoscopic surgery. Keyhole surgery we call it because the entire surgery is done through very tiny holes, the just ranging from about half a centimetre to 1 centimeter, like a keyhole, hence the name keyhole surgery. It is also called a s minimally invasive surgery because the entire procedure is done in a closed environment where the internal organs are hardly touched or very minimally handled. Hence this is called as a minimally invasive surgeries where there is hardly any interference of the internal organs.