Laproscopic surgery is becoming the surgery of choice these days due to the fact that it is less invasive and does not require a long hospital stay. Usually there is a faster recovery time as well. Laproscopic surgery like any surgery has risks. However, with laproscopic surgery I believe the doctors play down these risks and if mistakes happen they are not routinely reported. This makes it difficult to determine the number of people injured when undergoing this type of surgery.
Laproscopic surgery requires probes and a small camera inserted into the patient.
The doctors watch their progress on a monitor. When performing laproscopic surgery between the shoulders and the hips, the risk of hitting a major organ is quite high and in some cases doctors do not routinely check for injuries before closing the patient and sending them home. My doctor told me during a pre-surgical consultation that there was a risk of hitting an organ. However, the risk was played down as being very minimal and the doctor said they had never experienced any problems. However, like most patients I put my trust in my doctor and underwent the surgery.