Open and Shut Case, An: The Story of Keyhole or Minimally Invasive Surgery

by John Wickham

Keyhole surgery has been made possible through the rapid development of various medical technologies, first pioneered in the 1970s. Revolutionary in the way it reduced the risk, surgical complications, healing time and scarring compared to open surgery, keyhole surgery soon became the preferred method throughout many surgical specialities.Here, John Wickham, the 'godfather' of robotic surgery, reflects on a life spent in research, discovery and struggle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786341719
• ISBN13: 9781786341716
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"