Atlas of Single-Port, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery A Practical
Minimally invasive surgery has become the standard treatment for many diseases and conditions. In the last decade, numerous studies have demonstrated that laparoscopic approaches have improved patients’ quality of life if compared with standard open proce
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Atlas of Single-Port, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery
A Practical Approach in Gynecology
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Atlas of Single-Port, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery
Pedro F. Escobar • Tommaso Falcone Editors
Atlas of Single-Port, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery A Practical Approach in Gynecology
Editors Pedro F. Escobar, MD Director of Gynecologic Oncology Instituto Gyneco-Oncológico Hospital HIMA-Oncologico Caguas, PR USA Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland, OH USA
Tommaso Falcone, MD, FRCSC FACOG Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH USA
ISBN 978-1-4614-6839-4 ISBN 978-1-4614-6840-0 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6840-0 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London
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Preface
Over the years, minimally invasive surgery, namely operative laparoscopy, has emerged as the standard treatment for many gynecologic conditions. Innovations in minimally invasive surgical technology—such as multichannel ports, articulating instruments, and flexible high-definition endoscopes— have allowed laparoscopic surgeons to perform
