When Will Video-assisted and Robotic-assisted Endoscopy Replace Almost All Open Surgeries?

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 238-243

  Nezhat, Camran R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Keyhole surgery; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Laser surgery; Minimally invasive surgery; Robotic surgery; Robotic assisted laparoscopy; Video assisted endoscopy; Video assisted laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; ROBOTICS; UNITED STATES; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 84857553670     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.12.026     Document Type: Article

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