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Editorial Surg Endosc (2005) 19: 305–306 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8287-1 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005 Has the time come? Minimal access has come of age in virtually every aspect humbling lessons learned in almost every interventional of medicine—for diagnosis as well as therapy. Some specialty and in the development of many a new mini- prefer the term ‘‘minimally invasive,’’ which is an mal access technique is a complex of limitations that attractive and often effective marketing tool, but this often fall under what is euphemistically called ‘‘the term does not capture the commonality of the various learning curve’’—of the surgeon or other interventionist, aspects of the now not-so-new technological paradigm. of course. However, in todays world there is less public The common distinguishing feature seems to be access tolerance for limitations, adverse sequellae, or mortality to the area of contemplated intervention with minimal related to any technology be it old or new as well as tissue injury. Although the target can now be reached increased medical liability for practitioners of interven- through more limited and less traumatic entry, once tional specialties whose results along the ‘‘learning there, the surgeon can potentially accomplish more curve’’ lead to complications or mortality. precise but
Surgical Endoscopy – Springer Journals
Published: Feb 10, 2005
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