The impact of minimal invasive surgery on conventional surgery is dive
rse. The fields it involves include: (1) pathophysiology of surgical t
rauma; (2) instrumental technique; (3) medical - industrial interactio
n; (4) laparoscopic diagnostic procedures; (5) intraoperative endoscop
y; (6) patients' comfort; (7) quality control; (8) changing hierarchy;
(9) loss of surgical dogmas and (10) globalisation.