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What are the differences between an open and an endoscopic procedure?
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How bid a cut: Endoscopy is done with telescopes and an open procedure is where a larger cut is made to do the procedure.
Answered 6/18/2015
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Big vs Small: An endoscopic procedure is done by making a very small incision or 2 into the abdomen and inserting a scope like instrument to visualize the structures and small instruments to do the surgical procedure, recovery is usually much faster compared to an open procedure requiring a large incision to gain access to the body.
Answered 9/10/2013
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