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Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery

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In the past decades, an enormous increase in number of laparoscopic approaches in surgery is observed at debit of the conventional open procedures. Furthermore, in gynecology, a shift from diagnostic procedures to therapeutic interventions is perceived. Despite the great enthusiasm at the introduction of this surgical technique, in both within the field of gynecology and general surgery, one should not lose sight of the fact that complications can also occur during this surgical approach and even during (simple) procedures where they are not expected.

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  1. Department of Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Center, 9600, 2300RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Frank Willem Jansen MD, PhD

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Jansen, F.W. (2015). Complications. In: Istre, O. (eds) Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44059-9_20

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