Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures

**Definition:** Procedures that avoid use of open, invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-controlled manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device.

**Tree numbers:** - E04.502

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