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A History of Endoscopic Surgery

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Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery

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Surgery has experienced a revolution in the eight years since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This procedure was followed rapidly by the development of laparoscopic appendectomy, herniorrhaphy, bowel resection, and other abdominal procedures, and by a resurgence of interest in thoracoscopy, a procedure which had decreased in popularity after the introduction of chemotherapeutic agents for tuberculosis in the 1940s.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Endoscopy, and Ultrasound, St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Maurice E. Arregui M.D. (Director, Fellowship in Laparoscopy) (Director, Fellowship in Laparoscopy)

  2. Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Robert J. Fitzgibbons Jr. M.D. (Professor of Surgery, Chief of General Surgery) (Professor of Surgery, Chief of General Surgery)

  3. Divison of Outpatient and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Program and Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Namir Katkhouda M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief, Director) (Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief, Director)

  4. Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA

    J. Barry McKernan M.D., Ph.D. (Clinical Professor of Surgery) (Clinical Professor of Surgery)

  5. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    J. Barry McKernan M.D., Ph.D. (Clinical Professor of Surgery) (Clinical Professor of Surgery)

  6. Marietta Surgery Center, Marietta, Georgia, USA

    J. Barry McKernan M.D., Ph.D. (Clinical Professor of Surgery) (Clinical Professor of Surgery)

  7. Advanced Laparoscopic Consultant, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

    Harry Reich M.D.

  8. New York Center for Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery, New York, New Rochelle, USA

    Harry Reich M.D.

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Davis, C.J., Filipi, C.J. (1995). A History of Endoscopic Surgery. In: Arregui, M.E., Fitzgibbons, R.J., Katkhouda, N., McKernan, J.B., Reich, H. (eds) Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2480-8_1

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