| the historical impact of minimally invasive surgery. | at first there is an idea which asks for more comfort for the patient and equal results compared to conventional procedures. this means less pain and fatigue, quicker convalescence and shorter hospital stay. the new procedures requests an entirely new operative skill and a new technique with new instruments. those were early developed in germany. the roads on which this was performed will be described. in another chapter the history of this development is shown, especially the german, french and ... | 2000 | 10773989 |