Hawk Stainless Steel Laparoscopes

A laparoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue to be checked under a microscope for signs of disease. Also called laparoscopic-assisted resection.Laparoscopy is a surgical procedure used to examine the organs in the belly (abdomen). It can also examine a woman's pelvic organs. Laparoscopy uses a thin lighted tube that has a video camera. The tube is called a laparoscope.To do a laparoscopy, a surgeon makes a small cut near your belly button that's usually a half-inch long or less. The surgeon inserts a long, thin tube with a camera through the cut and into your body. This tube is called a laparoscope. The camera sends images from inside your body to a video monitor.