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Laparoscopic surgery has gained increasing acceptance as a preferred surgical modality for the performance of a variety of gynecologic procedures, due to its many advantages, including shorter hospital stay, less pain, more rapid postoperative recovery, and better cosmetic results compared with traditional laparotomy.
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Springborg, H.H., Fader, A.N. (2015). Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery: LESS, General Indications. In: Istre, O. (eds) Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44059-9_17
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