Cavity inflation procedures are medical techniques in which a body cavity is expanded by the introduction of a gas. These procedures are mainly used in minimally invasive surgery and diagnostic procedures to provide surgeons and diagnosticians with a better view and more space to work.
Areas of application include laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, hysteroscopy and many more.
- Medical nitrous oxide (N2O)
- Medical carbon dioxide (CO2)
- Medical oxygen (O2)
- Med. nitrous oxide-oxygen mixtures
- Synthetic air
Image: The use of medical gases in gastroenterology.










