Evaluation of surgical performance with standard rigid and flexible-tip laparoscopes

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1325-1328

  Perrone, J M ^a   Ames, C D ^a   Yan, Y ^a   Landman, J ^a  

^a School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopes; Optical design; Surgical technology; Video systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 26844480237     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8282-6     Document Type: Article

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