MEETINGS - Frontiers in Surgery 1998 (US) October 1998:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Frontiers in Surgery 1998 will be held on October 27 in Orlando, Florida. Issues to be addressed include robotic controlled minimally invasive surgery; expanding microlaparoscopy into the doctor's office; advances in peripheral vascular surgery; minimally invasive breast cancer treatment; xenotransplantation; tissue engineering; and sutureless tissue adhesives in surgery and wound closure. For further information contact the conference organiser in the US. Tel: +1 404 262 5526. Fax: +1 404 814 0759.
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