Erratum to: Surg Endosc (2013) 27:3056–3072 DOI 10.1007/s00464-013-2823-9

In  Table 3 in the Discussion section  there are two misprints. In the disadvantages of Bipolar Electrosurgery, the reference cited in the second enumerator, The amount of thermal spread usually depends on the power setting and the skill level of the user—Ligasure produced thermal spread in the range of 0.6–6 mm in porcine organs [26, 41, 162] should be [26, 41,  158–161].

In the advantages of the Ultrasonic energy, the reference cited in the third enumerator, Best energy method of sealing small blood vessels (up to 2 mm in diameter) [27, 41, 162] should be [26, 41,162].