| AATS | American Association for Thoracic Surgery |
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| ABOMS | American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
| ABSITE | American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination |
| ACGPOMS | American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery |
| ACO-HNS | American Council of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
| laparoscopically assisted surgery | Operative procedure performed using combined laparoscopic and open techniques; most commonly applied to colon or small intestinal resections with anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| laparoscopic surgery | Operative procedure performed using minimally invasive surgical technique for exposure that avoids traditional incision. Visualization is achieved using a fibre optic instrument, usually attached to a video camera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laser surgery | A type of operation using the cutting powers of laser beams from various sources. The use of a laser either to vaporise surface lesions or to make bloodless cuts in tissue. It does not include the coagulation of tissue by laser (laser coagulation). (12 Dec 1998) |