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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 6/2007

01-06-2007 | Editorial

Raising our heads above the parapet: ES not NOTES

Authors: G. Buess, A. Cuschieri

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 6/2007

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We have observed with a mixture of amazement and disbelief recent events concerning proposals for the next phase in the development of endoscopic surgery. It appears that the endoscopic surgical community on both sides of the Atlantic has given tacit acceptance to revolutionary, if not outlandish, concepts. Moreover, to our knowledge, not a single dissenting opinion against these proposals has been expressed in scientific journals nor any objective assessment of the likely clinical benefit from such interventions. Hopefully, we all agree that clinical benefit must remain the raison d’être of all surgical research and development (R&D). …
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Cuschieri A, Buess G, Perissat J (1992) Operative Manual of Endoscopic Surgery, Springer Verlag: Heidleberg
Metadata
Title
Raising our heads above the parapet: ES not NOTES
Authors
G. Buess
A. Cuschieri
Publication date
01-06-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9437-z

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