Progress in laparoscopic anatomy research: a review of the Chinese literature.
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.
Li
Li-Jie
LJ
18-F Minimally Invasive Surgical Center, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, China. lilijie_lisa@163.com
Zheng
Xiang-Min
XM
Jiang
Dao-Zhen
DZ
Zhang
Wei
W
Shen
Hong-Liang
HL
Shan
Cheng-Xiang
CX
Liu
Sheng
S
Qiu
Ming
M
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