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TEM: From the first steps to routine application - commemorating the work of Gerhard F. Buess (Guest Editor: Marco M Lirici)

The outburst age: How TEM ignited the MIS revolution

Marco Maria LiriciSan Giovanni Hospital, Surgery, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eiji KanehiraDepartment of Surgery, Medical Topia Soka, Japan
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Andreas MelzerInstitute for Medical Science and Technology, Division Medical Technology, Universities Dundee & St. Andrews, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
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Marc O. SchurrSteinbeis Hochschule Berlin, Institute Healthcare Industries, Tuebingen, Germany
Pages 1-4 | Received 19 Nov 2013, Accepted 21 Nov 2013, Published online: 12 Dec 2013

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