Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies, Volume 23, Issue 5 (2014)

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Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies, Volume 23, Issue 5 (2014)

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Review Article

Review Article
The past, the present, and the future of minimally invasive therapy in laparoscopic surgery: A review and speculative outlook
Alberto Arezzo
Pages: 253-260
Published online: 01 Apr 2014
AbstractforThe past, the present, and the future of minimally invasive therapy in laparoscopic surgery: A review and speculative outlook | Full Text | References | PDF (139.6 KB)
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Female sterilization: Update on clinical efficacy, side effects and contraindications
Salvatore Gizzo, Anna Bertocco, Carlo Saccardi, Stefania Di Gangi, Pietro Salvatore Litta, Donato D'antona & Giovanni Battista Nardelli
Pages: 261-270
Published online: 28 Mar 2014
AbstractforFemale sterilization: Update on clinical efficacy, side effects and contraindications | Full Text | References | PDF (169.2 KB)
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Technological free papers

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A robotic needle-positioning and guidance system for CT-guided puncture: Ex vivo results
Joachim Kettenbach, Levent Kara, Grzegorz Toporek, Martin Fuerst & Gernot Kronreif
Pages: 271-278
Published online: 22 Jun 2014
AbstractforA robotic needle-positioning and guidance system for CT-guided puncture: Ex vivo results | Full Text | References | PDF (435.4 KB)
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Liver deformation in an animal model due to pneumoperitoneum assessed by a vessel-based deformable registration
Sinara Vijayan, Ingerid Reinertsen, Erlend Fagertun Hofstad, Anna Rethy, Toril A. Nagelhus Hernes & Thomas Langø
Pages: 279-286
Published online: 21 May 2014
AbstractforLiver deformation in an animal model due to pneumoperitoneum assessed by a vessel-based deformable registration | Full Text | References | PDF (707.1 KB)
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Validation of a novel basic virtual reality simulator, the LAP-X, for training basic laparoscopic skills
Koji Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki Egi, Minoru Hattori, Hiroyuki Sawada, Takahisa Suzuki & Hideki Ohdan
Pages: 287-293
Published online: 29 Apr 2014
AbstractforValidation of a novel basic virtual reality simulator, the LAP-X, for training basic laparoscopic skills | Full Text | References | PDF (395.8 KB)
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Clinical free papers

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Laparoscopic liver packing to protect surrounding organs during thermal ablation
Peter Schullian, Helmut Weiss, Alexander Klaus, Gerlig Widmann, Christof Kranewitter, Christof Mittermair, Raimund Margreiter & Reto Bale
Pages: 294-301
Published online: 18 Mar 2014
AbstractforLaparoscopic liver packing to protect surrounding organs during thermal ablation | Full Text | References | PDF (482.3 KB)
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Reinforcement of hiatal defect repair with absorbable mesh fixed with non-permanent devices
Gianfranco Silecchia, Angelo Iossa, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Mario Rizzello & Fabio Longo
Pages: 302-308
Published online: 29 Apr 2014
AbstractforReinforcement of hiatal defect repair with absorbable mesh fixed with non-permanent devices | Full Text | References | PDF (377.7 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach to the lumbar spine for the treatment of spondylodiscitis
Matthew Shepard, Mina Safain, Shane M. Burke, Steven Hwang, James Kryzanski & Ron I. Riesenburger
Pages: 309-312
Published online: 29 Apr 2014
AbstractforLateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach to the lumbar spine for the treatment of spondylodiscitis | Full Text | References | PDF (277.4 KB)
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Magnetic connectors for coronary surgery: What do we know a decade later?
Paschalis Tossios, Konstantina Triantafillopoulou, Georgios Sianos, Theodore Karapanayiotides & Christophoros N. Foroulis
Pages: 313-316
Published online: 08 Apr 2014
AbstractforMagnetic connectors for coronary surgery: What do we know a decade later? | Full Text | References | PDF (154.6 KB)
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