Minimal Access Surgery: Challenges in Clinical Practice

Dear Colleagues,

During the last several decades, minimal-access surgery has become the gold standard in many diseases and concomitant therapies because of the obvious benefits for patients. In this transition period, multiple challenges had to be coped with. However, the inherent risks of working in a closed environment especially require further attention and research. This Special Issue represents a meaningful contribution to the scientific evolution, and discusses several up to date topics with which surgeons in the field are confronted. Key opinion leaders are giving their comments in the form of expert statements, as a guide for clinical use and upcoming investigations.

Prof. Dr. Rudy Leon de Wilde
Prof. Dr. Sven Becker
Prof. Dr. Harald Krentel
Guest Editors

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