{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"436. Endoscopy vs Laparoscopy and the Beginnings","description":"Technological progress in medicine, as in other fields, emerges from the interplay of&amp;nbsp;incremental refinement and decisive breakthroughs\u2014those 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. \u201cEndoscopy\u201d and \u201claparoscopy\u201d are&amp;nbsp;frequently used interchangeably, though they refer to distinct techniques, instruments, and&amp;nbsp;purposes. ","author_name":"Surgery 101","author_url":"http:\/\/surgery101.org","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196624710"}