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01.10.2007 | Letter to the Editor
A full review of port-closure techniques
verfasst von:
W. T. Ng
Erschienen in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Ausgabe 10/2007
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Excerpt
I would like to congratulate Dr. Shaher on his timely review of one of the commonest procedure during laparoscopic surgery [
28]. Indeed, closure of port wounds can be technically challenging and has taxed the brains of many ingenious surgeons, as evidenced by the publication of a plethora of technical innovations and modifications since the dawn of the laparoscopic era. It is therefore a daunting task firstly to design a system that can discretely categorize the dazzling array of described techniques of differing sophistication, and secondly, obtain an all-inclusive collection, serving ultimately as an archive for easy reference by future researchers in the field. Having closely followed the fascinating evolution of port-closure techniques over the last two decades, I feel compelled to strive to perfect the aforementioned review along these two directions. …