How to maintain the quality of laparoscopic surgery in the era of lack of hands?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-26

  Hourlay, Pierre ^a,b  

^a Salvator Hospital   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assistant; Laparoscopy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645029347     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679826     Document Type: Review

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