1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Technological progress in medicine, as in other fields, emerges from the interplay of&amp;nbsp;incremental refinement and decisive breakthroughs—those moments when a missing element&amp;nbsp;is discovered and the path forward suddenly accelerates. The evolution of endoscopic surgery&amp;nbsp;over the last century illustrates this well. Yet even today, the terminology surrounding&amp;nbsp;procedures that employ scopes is often misunderstood. “Endoscopy” and “laparoscopy” are&amp;nbsp;frequently used interchangeably, though they refer to distinct techniques, instruments, and&amp;nbsp;purposes. Surgery 101 http://surgery101.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/39430515/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/196624710