Technologic innovations in surgery: A philosophic reflection on their impact on operations for cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-168

  Lawrence Jr , Walter ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer operation; Innovation; Progress in cancer surgery; Technologic; Technologic advances

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CAUTERIZATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INCISION; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER THERAPY; LIGATION; NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SUTURES;

EID: 67749108377     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21333     Document Type: Review

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