Technological aspects of minimal access surgery
- 1 February 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
- Vol. 211 (2) , 129-144
- https://doi.org/10.1243/0954411971534250
Abstract
Minimal access surgery (MAS) is bringing about a revolution in surgical practice with certain operations being almost wholly carried out using MAS techniques in some countries. This paper describes the development, current status and future prospects of MAS from a technological perspective.Keywords
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