The MAGS camera provides good optics and easy maneuverability during LESS porcine nephrectomy. As with other MAGS instruments, by replacing a traditional transabdominal laparoscope that occupies access port space, use of this insertable camera may diminish some of the "collision challenge" of LESS surgery. Also, by being self-anchoring, this prototype may minimize the need for an assistant surgeon.
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