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Abbreviations

LESS:

Laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery

MAGS:

Magnet anchoring and guidance system

NOTES:

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery

SAS:

Single-access surgery

SILS:

Single-incision laparoscopic surgery

SPA:

Single-port access

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Rha, K.H., Kim, D.K. (2018). Other Minimally Invasive Approaches (LESS and NOTES). In: Ahmed, K., Raison, N., Challacombe, B., Mottrie, A., Dasgupta, P. (eds) The Management of Small Renal Masses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65657-1_11

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