title: Minimally Invasive Direct Access Surgical Technology - MIDAST(TM).
abstract: The minimally invasive direct access surgical technology (MIDAST) has grown out of previous experience applied in otolaryngology and endoscopic microsurgery. From the time of Ambroise Pare and for centuries surgeons have made large incisions to gain adequate access for manipulation with large, straight, bulky instruments and achieved adequate illumination by the sun and later by artificial lighting.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Jako
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Von Jako