Scar-Less Surgery: NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848003595 ISBN 13: 9781848003590

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) are based on the premise that patients should benefit in terms of recovery time, physical discomfort, pain, and cosmesis if a surgical procedure can be performed without visible scarring. Scar-Less Surgery: NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others is a multi-disciplinary effort which weaves together the surgical aspects of these novel techniques. It is the first comprehensive reference on the subject providing state-of-the-art technical information to both general and urologic surgeons while also highlighting future developments and research needs.

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Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) are based on the premise that patients should benefit in terms of recovery time, physical discomfort, pain, and cosmesis if a surgical procedure can be performed without visible scarring.

Scar-Less Surgery: NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others is a multi-disciplinary effort which weaves together the surgical aspects of these novel techniques. It is the first comprehensive reference on the subject providing state-of-the-art technical information to both general and urologic surgeons while also highlighting future developments and research needs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848003595
• ISBN 13: 9781848003590
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374
• Editor: Rané Abhay, Cadeddu Jeffrey A., Desai Mihir M, Gill Inderbir S.