Volume 47, Issue 1, Book review
Historical perspective of laparoscopic surgery
BOOK REVIEW
Belgrade 2015, Publisher Negative, pages 127
Historical Perspective of Laparoscopic Surgery by prim dr Duško Panzalović makes outstanding contribution not only to surgery but also to medicine in general because of its comprehensive analysis of laparoscopic surgery from its early history to the present day.
The issue discussed here is in direct relation to the author’s great interests in endoscopic diagnosis and treatment in surgical pathology. His curriculum vitae indicates he gained broad knowledge in this fi eld of medicine.
As experienced doctor he has been willing to share his expertise, with young colleagues, showing in that way that professional experience and organising abilities are necessity for development of laparoscopic surgery.
The form and the styleof Historical Perspective of Laparoscopic Surgery makes the book compelling to all those who study history of medicine and science.
In his own original way the author approaches the main topic and presents all the documents relevant to early and contemporary stagein development of laparoscopic procedure reminding us we live in the era of telesurgery which combines laparoscopic techniques with robotics and virtual reality.
The originality of this book lies in presenting documents, photographs and biografi es of ‘two hundred odd protagonists of this unique story’ belonging to diff erent bouts but all related to the topic of Laparoscopic surgery through history.
Because of its uniqueness the book and the author merit to be placed in the bibliography of the history of medicine, in its laparoscopic surgery section.
Prof. dr Duško Vasić
