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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

Until the 1990s most abdominal surgery was done through an open incision. To remove a gall bladder or an appendix, the surgeon made an incision into the abdomen, inserted his hands and instruments, cut out the tissue under direct vision, and then sewed the abdomen together again. A gall bladder incision might be five inches long.

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