ArticleAnnals of global health2019
Improving Access to Laparoscopy in Low-Resource Settings.
Article in Annals of global health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Building Surgical Capacity in Resource-Limited Settings Through Innovative Laparoscopy Training: A Systematic Review of Educational Interventions.World journal of surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical effectiveness of gasless laparoscopic surgery for abdominal conditions: systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Pooled it
- Optimizing the management of laparoscopic equipment in low-resource settings: a SAGES White Paper.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Current use of minimally invasive surgery in Ethiopia.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Global Utilization of Minimally Invasive Surgery: Practice and Challenges.The Journal of surgical research · 2025Article
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- Building a safe operative laparoscopy service in a resource-constrained setting: a case series.AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- A novel tool for assessing psychomotor proficiency in laparoscopic cholecystectomy using simulation-based training.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Editorial response: Current status of resident simulation training curricula: pearls and pitfalls.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Trends and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Surgery in Low-Resource Settings: Lessons From Two African Healthcare Systems-A Narrative Review.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Barriers to diffusion and implementation of pediatric minimally invasive surgery in Brazil.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Advancing laparoscopy in resource-limited settings.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Evidence for a case-based module in the low-resource setting to teach ectopic pregnancy management.Surgery in practice and science · 2023Article
- Patient-reported outcome, perception and satisfaction after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Kigali, Rwanda.Surgery open science · 2023Article
- Evidence supporting performance measures of laparoscopic appendectomy through a novel surgical proficiency assessment tool and low-cost laparoscopic training system.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Availability of laparoscopic surgery in Mexico's public health system: a nationwide retrospective analysis.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Article
- Assessment of resource capacity and barriers to effective practice of laparoscopic surgery in training hospitals affiliated with the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA).Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
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- Laparoscopic and Open Liver Resections for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis in the Ukrainian State Center.Cureus · 2023Article
- Setting up minimal invasive surgery services in gynecology in a resource-limited setting: an experience from Bhutan.BMC research notes · 2022Article
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Abstract
Laparoscopy has numerous clinical benefits compared to laparotomy. However, a functional laparoscopy program requires significant investment and, as a result, remains unavailable for the majority of the world's population in low- and middle-income countries. The effort to bring laparoscopy to low-resource settings has produced variable outcomes resulting from the challenges inherent to a complex surgical program. This paper highlights these shortcomings and identifies opportunities to improve future laparoscopy programs.
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