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Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery-FLS

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Ever since Erich Muhe performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in 1985, training laparoscopic surgery to new and established surgeons has been a major and complex issue. Spurred on by industry, patient demand, physician competition, and hospital administrations, the rapid adoption of laparoscopic surgery preceded many of the studies of its efficacy and safety. However, as reports of increased rates of complications and steeper than expected learning curves started to appear in the literature, the surgical community began to develop a greater awareness of the distinctiveness of the knowledge and skills necessary to safely incorporate laparoscopy into practice.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, Canada, L8N 4A6

    Ian Choy MD

  2. Advanced Medicine and Surgery, University Health Network, 190 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5M 1M1

    Allan Okrainec MD

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  1. , Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19107, Pennsylvania, USA

    David S. Tichansky, MD, FACS

  2. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Pasteur Drive 300, Stanford, 94305, USA

    John Morton, MD, MPH

  3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Brookline Ave. 330, Boston, 02215-5400, Massachusetts, USA

    Daniel B. Jones

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Choy, I., Okrainec, A. (2012). Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery-FLS. In: Tichansky, MD, FACS, D., Morton, MD, MPH, J., Jones, D. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7901-8_46

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