{"first_sentence": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "The rapid acceptance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as the gold standard for removal of the gallbladder has led general surgeons to embrace minimally invasive surgical procedures, yet laparoscopic techniques have been investigated since the early twentieth century, with early proof of applicability established by gynecologists and urologists."}, "physical_format": "Hardcover", "subtitle": "Principles and Procedures, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded", "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-29 15:03:11.581851"}, "weight": "2.8 pounds", "languages": [{"key": "/l/eng"}], "publishers": ["Informa Healthcare"], "number_of_pages": 608, "isbn_13": ["9780824746223"], "id": 11009918, "edition_name": "2 Rev Exp edition", "isbn_10": ["0824746228"], "publish_date": "May 26, 2004", "key": "/b/OL8125635M", "authors": [{"key": "/a/OL2870979A"}], "title": "Laparoscopic Surgery", "type": {"key": "/type/edition"}, "subjects": ["Surgical techniques", "Medical / Nursing", "Medical", "Cardiology", "Gynecology & Obstetrics", "Surgery - General", "Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics", "Reference"], "physical_dimensions": "10 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches", "revision": 1}