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One of the driving forces behind the development of laparoscopy has always been to decrease the morbidity of a laparotomy incision. The evolution from open surgery to laparoscopy was the initial and most dramatic step in this progression. Mini-laparoscopy, whereby the size of each laparoscopic instrument was decreased to the limits of useful instrumentation, was thought to be the next natural evolution in accomplishing this goal. By developing the smallest tools possible to safely and effectively perform surgery, and if each access point creates pain and potential complications, one might limit the trauma inherent to a given operation by miniaturizing each access point.

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  1. Lahey Clinic Institute of Urology, Institute of Urology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA, 01805, USA

    John E. Humphrey M.D. & David Canes M.D.

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  1. , Department of Urology, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH, United Kingdom

    Abhay Rane

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

    Jeffrey A. Cadeddu

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

    Mihir M. Desai

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

    Inderbir S. Gill

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Humphrey, J.E., Canes, D. (2013). Mini-Laparoscopic Systems. 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_7

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