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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 4883-4891
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4883
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4883
Laparoscopic surgery for benign and malign diseases of the digestive system: Indications, limitations, and evidence
Markus Alexander Küper, Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
Friederike Eisner, Alfred Königsrainer, Jörg Glatzle, Department for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
Author contributions: Küper MA, Eisner F, Königsrainer A and Glatzle J all did literature research and wrote and revised this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Markus Alexander Küper, MD, Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin, Scharnhorststraße 13, D-10115 Berlin, Germany. markus.kueper@med.uni-tuebingen.de
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Received: October 28, 2013
Revised: December 23, 2013
Accepted: February 16, 2014
Published online: May 7, 2014
Revised: December 23, 2013
Accepted: February 16, 2014
Published online: May 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Laparoscopy is known for more than 100 years. In the last three decades there have been significant innovations in laparoscopic surgery that have revolutionized the field of digestive surgery so that by now every surgical procedure for any benign or malign digestive disease has been performed laparoscopically. This article gives an overview over the development of laparoscopic surgery as well as presents the most recent evidence for laparoscopic surgery with special focus on morbidity and equivalency regarding oncological results compared to the open approach.