Surgeons in the era of minimally invasive surgery / 中华消化外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Since the success of the first case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1987,minimally invasive surgery has become the most active field in all the branches of surgery.The traditional concept of surgery needs to be changed as the rapid development of surgical procedures,medical materials and devices,and the requirement of biopsychosocial model of medicine also poses great challenges to today's surgeons.Traditionally trained surgeons may find it difficult to adapt to the new developments.While,on the other hand,young laparoscopists may be at a loss when facing the difficulties encountered during the laparoscopic operation.The surgeons of tomorrow should have profound base of the knowledge of surgery and skillful in laparoscopy at the same time.