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Disadvantages

Authoring team

Laparoscopy has the following drawbacks when compared with more traditional open procedures:

  • expense of equipment
  • thorough training needed to use equipment
  • surgeon with competence at open procedures needs to be available should laparoscopy fail
  • complications related to gas insufflation

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