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A call for surgeons to the brave new world of surgery

A call for surgeons to the brave new world of surgery Editorial Surg Endosc (2005) 19: 871–873 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-6078-y Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005 Is the general surgeon a dying species? This question was ges can be stored or used for educational purposes, asked 2 years ago by Martin Allgo¨ wer [1], one ofthe teleconferences, or consultations. This equates with a most influential surgeons ofthe 20th century. The definite reality, that ofa ‘‘digital surgeon’’ [3]. development ofvarious surgical specialties over the past We live now in the Information Age characterized by few decades took place with unforeseen dynamism. ‘‘bits instead ofatoms,’’ as pointed out by Richard Sat- Technologies ofincreasing complexity called or ex- ava [17]. With appropriate software, we can reformat tended training requirements, which eventually gave information gained from the common x-ray, magnetic birth to novel surgical subspecialties. The modern sur- resonance image (MRI), computed tomograph (CT), or geon cannot be depicted as the classically idolized ultrasound to reconstruct a three-dimensional image ofa character idealized in novels or movies, which show him region or organ ofthe human body. Virtual endoscopy is as the magician ofthe scalpel, saving life only by his based on this technology and currently is under evalua- unique manual dexterity. tion at many institutions worldwide. When http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Surgical Endoscopy Springer Journals

A call for surgeons to the brave new world of surgery

Sándor, J.
Surgical Endoscopy , Volume 19 (7) – Jul 22, 2005
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2005 by Springer Science+Business Media
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Gynecology; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Proctology; Abdominal Surgery; Surgery
ISSN
0930-2794
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1432-2218
DOI
10.1007/s00464-005-6078-y
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16025194
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Editorial Surg Endosc (2005) 19: 871–873 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-6078-y Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005 Is the general surgeon a dying species? This question was ges can be stored or used for educational purposes, asked 2 years ago by Martin Allgo¨ wer [1], one ofthe teleconferences, or consultations. This equates with a most influential surgeons ofthe 20th century. The definite reality, that ofa ‘‘digital surgeon’’ [3]. development ofvarious surgical specialties over the past We live now in the Information Age characterized by few decades took place with unforeseen dynamism. ‘‘bits instead ofatoms,’’ as pointed out by Richard Sat- Technologies ofincreasing complexity called or ex- ava [17]. With appropriate software, we can reformat tended training requirements, which eventually gave information gained from the common x-ray, magnetic birth to novel surgical subspecialties. The modern sur- resonance image (MRI), computed tomograph (CT), or geon cannot be depicted as the classically idolized ultrasound to reconstruct a three-dimensional image ofa character idealized in novels or movies, which show him region or organ ofthe human body. Virtual endoscopy is as the magician ofthe scalpel, saving life only by his based on this technology and currently is under evalua- unique manual dexterity. tion at many institutions worldwide. When

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Published: Jul 22, 2005

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