noun
Medical term for surgical techniques that minimize incision size and tissue damage, such as laparoscopic or endoscopic procedures.
低侵襲手術は患者の回復が早い。
Minimally invasive surgery allows patients to recover faster.
この病院では多くの手術を低侵襲手術で行っている。
This hospital performs many operations using minimally invasive surgery.
内視鏡手術 (endoscopic surgery) is a specific type of 低侵襲手術 that uses an endoscope. 低侵襲手術 is a broader category that includes laparoscopic and other minimally invasive approaches.
Compound of 低 (low), 侵襲 (invasion), and 手術 (surgery), directly translating the English medical term 'minimally invasive surgery'.