Translation guide
Surgery that minimizes damage to the body, often using small incisions and specialized instruments. In Japanese, the concept is commonly expressed with set phrases or descriptive terms.
Minimally invasive surgery allows patients to recover faster.
Variant meaning 'minimal invasion surgery'. Slightly less common but equally formal.
This hospital actively performs minimally invasive surgery.
Patient-friendly expression meaning 'surgery that is gentle on the body'. Often used in explanations for patients or in less technical contexts.
We strive to perform surgeries that are gentle on the body.
Referring to particular techniques like laparoscopic or endoscopic surgery.
Adjectival use, e.g., 'a minimally invasive procedure'.
When speaking to patients or in non-specialist contexts, 体に優しい手術 (surgery gentle on the body) is often preferred over technical terms like 低侵襲手術.
Endoscopic surgery, using an endoscope inserted through natural openings or small incisions.
Endoscopic surgery leaves only small scars.
Thoracoscopic surgery is used for lung operations.
Minimally invasive techniques are becoming widespread.