Laparoscope

Japanese: laparoscope
Laparoscope

...Urethroscopes and cystoscopes are widely used not only for diagnosis, but also for imaging and surgery, which will be described later. In Japan, laparoscopes are mainly used to diagnose liver diseases, but in Europe they are used as an alternative to exploratory laparotomy and for diagnosing infertility. Choledochoscopes are used to diagnose gallstones and to remove gallstones that could not be removed by surgery.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "laparoscope" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…尿道鏡urethroscope,膀胱鏡cystoscopeは診断のほかに,後述の造影や手術のためにも広く利用されている。腹腔鏡laparoscopeは,日本では主として肝臓疾患の診断のために行われているが,ヨーロッパでは試験開腹の代り,あるいは不妊症の診断にも利用されている。胆道鏡choledochoscopeは,胆石の診断と,手術で取りきれなかった胆石の除去に用いられている。…

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