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Current surgical training: simultaneous training in open and laparoscopic surgery

Authors: Nobuyasu Kano, Akihiko Takeshi, Hiroshi Kusanagi, Yu Watarai, Makio Mike, Shigetoshi Yamada, Osamu Mishima, Seiko Uwafuji, Michiko Kitagawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Seiichi Kitahama, Satoshi Matsuda, Satoshi Endo, David Gremillion

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 12/2010

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Endoscopic surgery has been widely accepted in various surgical fields, and for some surgeries such as cholecystectomy, these procedures are performed primarily by laparoscopic technique [1]. Consequently, concerns about education for open surgery have appeared, with some educators cautioning that “if so many surgeries are done using laparoscopy, chances for open conventional surgery critically decreases.” …

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Title: Current surgical training: simultaneous training in open and laparoscopic surgery
Authors: Nobuyasu Kano
Akihiko Takeshi
Hiroshi Kusanagi
Yu Watarai
Makio Mike
Shigetoshi Yamada
Osamu Mishima
Seiko Uwafuji
Michiko Kitagawa
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Seiichi Kitahama
Satoshi Matsuda
Satoshi Endo
David Gremillion
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 12/2010
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1238-0

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