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Pain Mechanisms in Laparoscopic Surgery
1Department of Anesthesiology, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery
|December 1, 1994
Abstract:
Laparoscopic surgery is minimally invasive surgery designed to reduce tissue damage. The pleural and peritoneal anatomy can develop nocioceptive afferent impulses. Common pain pathways are described, and therapeutic options based on physiology are discussed. The underlying anatomical basis of the pain pathway is described.