title: How to make the most of the laparoscopic preoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Freid
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D010343:Patient Admission; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome