TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic surgery
AU - Rosati, Maurizio
AU - Soper, Nathaniel J.
AU - Brunt, L. Michael
PY - 1994/7/7
Y1 - 1994/7/7
N2 - To the Editor: The article by Soper et al. (Feb. 10 issue)1 reviews the development of laparoscopy with respect to general surgery. However, the authors omit a group of surgeons who were the forerunners of today's laparoscopic surgeons. Gynecologists recognized and promoted the benefits of laparoscopic surgery at least 10 years before general surgeons adopted the technique. The work of Semm, Gomel, Bruhat, and Nezhat, among others, played an integral part in the revolution in operative laparoscopy. Many of the technological advances that made laparoscopy what it is today were developed by gynecologists, including the use of cameras with video-recording.
AB - To the Editor: The article by Soper et al. (Feb. 10 issue)1 reviews the development of laparoscopy with respect to general surgery. However, the authors omit a group of surgeons who were the forerunners of today's laparoscopic surgeons. Gynecologists recognized and promoted the benefits of laparoscopic surgery at least 10 years before general surgeons adopted the technique. The work of Semm, Gomel, Bruhat, and Nezhat, among others, played an integral part in the revolution in operative laparoscopy. Many of the technological advances that made laparoscopy what it is today were developed by gynecologists, including the use of cameras with video-recording.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199407073310117
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199407073310117
M3 - Letter
C2 - 8202112
AN - SCOPUS:0028182261
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 331
SP - 55
EP - 56
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 1
ER -