A laparoscopy is a medical examination or operation in which the doctor puts a thin tube with a camera into the body through a small cut, so the organs inside can be seen — most often in the belly.

A laparoscopy laparoscopy是一種 is a medical examination or operation醫療檢查或手術 in which the doctor醫生 puts a thin tube with a camera把一根帶攝影機的細管 into the body through a small cut從一個小切口伸進身體裡, so the organs inside can be seen這樣才能看到裡面的器官 — most often in the belly最常見是在肚子裡。

Sometimes it is only a look, to find out what is wrong. Sometimes the doctor also operates through those small cuts, to take something out or to fix it.

Sometimes有時候 it它 is only a look只是看一下, to find out what is wrong找出問題在哪。Sometimes有時候 the doctor醫生 also operates through those small cuts也會透過那些小切口動手術, to take something out or to fix it把東西取出來或修好它。

People nickname this keyhole surgery. Patients often go home sooner than after a large open cut, though actually it is still surgery, with real rest and real risk.

People人們 nickname this暱稱這個叫 keyhole surgery鎖孔手術。Patients病人 often go home sooner往往比較快出院 than after a large open cut比開大刀後快, though actually不過其實 it它 is still surgery仍然是手術, with real rest and real risk有真正的休養期和真正的風險。

The adjective is laparoscopic. A scan (like ultrasound) looks from outside; a laparoscopy goes in.

The adjective形容詞 is laparoscopic是laparoscopic。A scan (like ultrasound)一種掃描（像超音波） looks from outside是從外面看; a laparoscopy而laparoscopy goes in是伸進去看。