WHY LAPAROSCOPY ? WHAT IS LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY? Laparoscopy is a surgical procedure in which the surgeon accesses the stomach from inside using a small & lighted instrument known as the laparoscope. The laparoscope is inserted through small incisions made near the abdomen area. The size of the incision is around 5-15 millimeters. Being a minimally invasive surgery it has several advantages over open surgeries. It is a philosophy that believes that cure is possible through least trauma and this, in fact, is a patient’s right.