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______________________________________________________________ ______________________Purposes: To evaluate in an animal model the feasibility of a novel concept of hand--assisted surgery consisting of inserting two hands into the abdomen instead of one. The chosen procedure was retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (L-RPLND) that was performed in five pigs. Surgical Technique: A Pfannestiel and a transverse epigastric incisions were made through which both hands were introduced. The scope was inse… Show more
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