title: Laparoscopy: past, present, and future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geisinger Health Systems, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. ejbieber@geisinger.edu
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bieber
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes / Q000266:history*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012371:Robotics / Q000639:trends