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Historical Perspectives of LESS and NOTES

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The craft of surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation in a few short decades, evolving from traditional large incisions to smaller “keyhole” incisions characteristic of a minimally invasive approach. The drive toward minimally invasive techniques seeks to benefit patients by reducing pain and the physiologic responses to the stresses of open surgery. Smaller incisions limit disfigurement and improve upon cosmetic outcomes without compromising the exposure provided by open surgery with the advent of improved optical scopes and display mechanisms. Today, it is commonplace for patients to undergo major extirpative surgery through small incisions and enjoy a rapid recovery, with a brief hospitalization and quickened convalescence.

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  1. The Smith Institute for Urology, The Hofstra-North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, 450 Lakeville Road Suite M41, New Hyde Park, NY, 11040, USA

    Michael L. Blute Jr. M.D., Soroush Rais-Bahrami M.D. & Lee Richstone M.D.

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    Abhay Rane

  2. , Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical, Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, 75390, Texas, USA

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  3. , Department of Urology, USC Institute of Urology, San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, 90089, California, USA

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Blute, M.L., Rais-Bahrami, S., Richstone, L. (2013). Historical Perspectives of LESS and NOTES. In: Rane, A., Cadeddu, J., Desai, M., Gill, I. (eds) Scar-Less Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-360-6_1

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