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Closing the global surgical divide: histotripsy, a pathway to universal access?

Obi Ekwenna1, Naoru Koizumi2, Aidin Abedi1

  • 1Department of Urology and Transplantation, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, USA.

Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2012)
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PubMed
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Histotripsy, a non-incisional focused ultrasound therapy, offers a potential solution to the global surgical divide. This technology could provide safe, affordable surgical care to billions lacking access, transforming global surgical equity.

Keywords:
focused ultrasoundglobal surgeryhealth equityhistotripsyleapfrog technologysurgical access

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