title: Progress in laparoscopic anatomy research: a review of the Chinese literature.
abstract: The development of laparoscopic surgery has generated the new field of study, laparoscopic anatomy. This article reviews the reported literature on laparoscopic anatomy and explores how it has evolved along with advances in abdominal surgery. In addition, the principal concerns in current laparoscopic anatomy research are discussed, including: (1) types of special adjacent anatomical structures; and (2) special surgical planes and anatomical landmarks. Understanding of systematic laparoscopic anatomy can provide the junior surgeons a clear procedural approach, and would benefit laparoscopic surgeons in training.
authors.affiliation: 18-F Minimally Invasive Surgical Center, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, China. lilijie_lisa@163.com
authors.forename: Li-Jie
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiang-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Dao-Zhen
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong-Liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Cheng-Xiang
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000639:trends*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D002681:China; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000639:trends; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000639:trends; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000639:trends*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery