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Since the initial published foray into laparoscopic surgery in the 1970s, laparoscopic techniques have been applied to almost every procedure performed in the abdominal cavity. While advances in techniques and instrumentation have made laparoscopy generally safe in experienced surgeons’ hands, and the benefits of laparoscopy over open surgery have been amply documented, there are complications that are unique to laparoscopy, namely, trocar injuries. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires manufacturers and user facilities to report deaths and serious injuries related to devices that are kept in the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database.
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Parra-Davilla, E., Kim, K.C. (2011). Difficult Peritoneal Access. In: Patel, V. (eds) Robotic Urologic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-800-1_12
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