A simple solution to lens fogging during robotic and laparoscopic surgery

Affiliations

Ceana Nezhat et al. JSLS. 2008 Oct-Dec.

. 2008 Oct-Dec;12(4):431.

¹ Atlanta Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery & Reproductive Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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