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Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 403-416 , September 2008

Laparoscopic-Assisted Colon Surgery

Danny Hageman, RN, CNOR, AS-C
- Danny Hageman, RN, CNOR, AS-C, is an RN first assistant and perioperative educator at Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, OH. Mr Hageman has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.
Victoria Caillet, RN, CNOR
- Victoria Caillet, RN, CNOR, is a facility administrator at Wooster Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Surgery Center, Wooster, OH. Ms Caillet has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.
Jeff Kostohryz, RN, BSN, CNOR
- Jeff Kostohryz, RN, BSN, CNOR, is a staff nurse at Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, OH. Mr Kostohryz has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.
Sue Madick, RN, BA, CNOR
- Sue Madick, RN, BA, CNOR, is a per diem RN at Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, OH. Ms Madick has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.

Timeline of Laparoscopic Surgery from 1911 through 1994^1,2

Timeline of Laparoscopic Surgery from 1911 through 1994^1,2
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Port A, in the supraumbilical area, is used for a 5-mm scope; port B, in the suprapubic area, is used for a 5-mm scope; port C, in the right upper quadrant, is used for direct visualization with a 5-m

Port A, in the supraumbilical area, is used for a 5-mm scope; port B, in the suprapubic area, is used for a 5-mm scope; port C, in the right upper quadrant, is used for direct visualization with a 5-mm or 10-mm scope; port D, in the right lower quadrant, is used for the staples.
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