Laparoscopic Surgery
Subtitle: Principles and Procedures, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Edition: 2 Rev Exp edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: May 26, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780824746223
Subjects: Surgical techniques; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Cardiology; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Surgery - General; Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics; Reference
First sentence: The rapid acceptance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as the gold standard for removal of the gallbladder has led general surgeons to embrace minimally invasive surgical procedures, yet laparoscopic techniques have been investigated since the early twentieth century, with early proof of applicability established by gynecologists and urologists.