MINIMAL ACCESS SURGICAL SOCIETIES
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
www.sages.org
European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
http://www.eaes-eur.org
Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA)
www.elsa-soc.com
Minimal Invasive Surgery Development Center Hong Kong
www.misdc.org
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
www.sls.org
ONLINE JOURNALS, BOOKS, TRAINING COURSES
Surgical Endoscopy
link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00464/index.htm
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy, & Percutaneous Techniques
www.surgical-laparoscopy.com
University of Dundee Laparoscopic Surgery Training Courses
dux.dundee.ac.uk/surgicalskills/sscourses.html
Clinic of Digestive Surgery (Brussels) Training Courses
www.lap-surgery.com
POPULAR LAPAROSCOPIC OPERATIONS
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery
www.ussurg.com/health-care/patients/l-c-h-o-l-e/index.html
Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
www.surgery.uiowa.edu/appendix.html
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
www.videohernia.com
www.ussurg.com/health-care/patients/hernia/index.html
www.gsii.com/pages/tag/gen_hernia.htm
www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9808/htm/hernia.htm
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
www.endocrineweb.com/laparo.html
Laparoscopic Operation for Stress Incontinence
www.jjmt.com.tw/
www.ussurg.com/health-care/patients/incontinence/index.html
Video Assisted Chest & Lung Surgery
www.ussurg.com/health-care/patients/v-a-t-s/index.html
SAFETY ISSUES
Infections from endoscopes: FDA’s safety notifications
www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/endoreprocess.html
PATIENT RESOURCE SITES
Internet Site for Laparoscopic Surgery
www.laparoscopy.com
Patient Information Brochures from SAGES
www.sages.org/sg_pub.html#pi
Ethicon Endo-Surgery (On-line Resource for Patient Information)
www.eesonline.com
Unites States Surgical Corporation (USSC)
www.ussurg.com/health-care/index.html
UPMC Health System Minimal Invasive Surgery Homepage
www.upmc.edu/MinSurg/
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Minimal Invasive Surgery Center
www.clevelandclinic.org/misc/frames59.htm
INSTRUMENT & CONSUMBALES MANUFACTURERS
Ethicon Endo-Surgery (On-line Resource for Health Care Professional)
www.ethiconendo.com
Ethicon Endo-Surgery (Taiwan)
www.jjmt.com.tw/
General Surgical Innovations (Balloon Dissector)
www.gsii.com
Karl Storz Inc.
www.karlstorz.com
United States Surgical Corporation (USSC)
www.ussurg.com/health-care/index.html