keyhole surgery

British

noun

surgery carried out through a very small incision

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“Writing online in 2025 feels like performing keyhole surgery while people scream ‘ROBOT!

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

A nurse has become the first person in the UK to undergo an operation that saw a tumour removed through her eye socket using keyhole surgery.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

But keyhole surgery found no sign of it, sparking a "vicious cycle" of surgery and Prostap.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

"They cut a bit of bone out to stabilise the whole joint, rather than just keyhole surgery which I've also had before," explained Pope.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023

Elsewhere, Barcelona right-back Lucy Bronze had keyhole surgery on her knee at the end of April but was expected to be fit within a month.

From BBC • May 30, 2023

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