Abstract:

E[forts to explore the cavities of the human body date back to Hippocrates, who pioneered "endoscopic" procedures by performing rectoscopy. The following 2400 years brought tremendous technical advances and an understanding of normal and abnormal human anatomy and physiology. In this century, organ transplantation, microsurgery, and most recently fetal surgery have stepped out of the realm of science fiction and into reality.

Authors:

Claudia Meuli-Simmen, M.D., University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Zoltan Szabo, Ph.D., F.I.C.S., MOET Institute, San Francisco, CA

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