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Edited by John G. Hunter and Jonathan M. Sackier. 358 pp., illustrated. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1993. $95. ISBN 0-07-031372-5.

As its title implies, Minimally Invasive Surgery is intended to be a panoramic review of "high-tech" surgery. The book is not limited to laparoscopic procedures, although recent developments in laparoscopic surgery are certainly given ample treatment.

The first part of the book is a review of relevant techniques. Although this part is entitled "New Technologies," the subjects include some traditional ones, such as fiberoptic imaging and electrosurgery. The chapter on electrosurgery does a particularly good job of explaining an established procedure whose fine points continue to escape many surgeons. As pointed out in this chapter, there are subtle hazards, such . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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