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We thank Dr. A. Fingerhut, chairman of the Scientific and Educational Committee of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). This review was performed under the auspices of the EAES Scientific and Educational Committee.

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    Immersion Corporation

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    Mentice Medical Simulation

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      e-mail: info@mentice.com; us@mentice.com

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    Reachin Technologies AB

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    Select IT VEST Systems AG

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    Simbionix

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    SimSurgery AS

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    Surgical Science AB

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Schijven, M., Jakimowicz, J. Virtual reality surgical laparoscopic simulators . Surg Endosc 17, 1943–1950 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-9052-6

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