Despite equal access to acute rehabilitation, ethnic minorities have significantly worse long-term functional outcomes after TBI, which is related to lack of health insurance.
A modified SPA technique appears to be a safe, viable alternative to a standard laparoscopic approach for some procedures in children. The primary advantage is cosmetic. Visualization and tissue manipulation are more difficult and time consuming. The addition of a single 3-mm instrument at a separate site allows for easier dissection and triangulation, with almost no visible scarring. This may be more beneficial than creating a single 20-mm incision in the umbilicus with multiple ports, with nearly the same cosmetic result.
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