Development of magnetic anchoring and guidance systems for minimally invasive surgery

Recent advances in urology have included natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS). These techniques seek to minimize morbidity by reducing the number of transabdominal port sites, but this comes at a cost of decreased instrument agility...

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Main Authors: Sara L Best, Jeffery A Cadeddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2010;volume=26;issue=3;spage=418;epage=422;aulast=Best