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Archive > June, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 6

What's New in Minimally Invasive Surgery

A review of the latest products and technology seen at the annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

David Renton, MD

Among the cowboy hats in San Antonio's Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center where the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons met this spring for their annual meeting, I came across several devices and technologies that will help laparoscopic surgeons like myself do their work. Here's a Texas-size roundup of new products for minimally invasive surgery.

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