Two-handed assisted laparoscopic surgery: Evaluation in an animal model

Purposes To evaluate in an animal model the feasibility of a novel concept of hand-assisted surgery consisting of inserting two hands into the abdomen instead of one. The chosen procedure was retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (L-RPLND) that was performed in five pigs. Surgical Technique A Pf...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Sanchez-de-Badajoz, Pilar Sanchez-Gallegos, Jose Manuel Martinez-Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2014-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382014000500697&lng=en&tlng=en