A Novel Combined Endoscopic and Surgical Approach to Retrieve a Retained Foreign Body Causing a Rectovaginal Fistula
Faris M Murad, MD, Steven R Hunt, MD. Washington University in St. Louis A 45 year old obese female with menorrhagia undergoes robotic hysterectomy. The patient has a previous history of cellulitis after a C-section. During the operation, a piece of the bowel grasper was noted to be missing. The surgeons spent 2 hours searching… Continue Reading
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Ectopic Pancreas in the Stomach Presenting As an Inflammatory Abdominal Mass
Takayuki Tokutsu, MD, Toshiyuki Mori, MD, Noritsugu Abe, MD, Tomokazu Kishiki, MD, Hirohisa Takeuchi, MD, Hiroyoshi Matsuoka, MD, Masanori Sugiyama, MD, Yutaka Atomi, MD. Kyorin University, School of Medicine A 32-year-old woman with ectopic pancreas in the stomach, presenting as inflammatory mass, is presented. A computed tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated a mass adjacent to… Continue Reading
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Endoluminal Stomach-sparing Resection of Gastric Gists
Stephanie Downs-canner, MD, Kenneth Fasanella, MD, Kevin Mcgrath, MD, Kenneth K Lee, MD. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, or GISTs, are common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Malignant behavior among these tumors may occur, and therefore complete surgical resection is the primary treatment for GISTs. Wide margins are not… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Full-thickness Or Partial-thickness Myotomy Using Submucosal Endoscopy With Mucosal Safety Flap (semf) Technique: A Comparative Study in Swine.
Eduardo Aimore Bonin, MD, Erica Moran, MD, Juliane Bingener, MD, Mary Knipschield, Kohei Takizawa, MD, Christopher Gostout, MD. Mayo Clinic Background: Esophageal myotomy using submucosal endoscopy with mucosal safety flap (SEMF) has been proposed as a new treatment of achalasia. In this technique, a partial-thickness myotomy (PTM) preserving the longitudinal outer esophageal muscular layer… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Suture Repair of Full Thickness Esophagotomy During Per Oral Esophageal Myotomy (POEM) for Achalasia
Ashwin A Kurian, MBBS, Neil H Bhayani, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Oregon Clinic and Foundation for Surgical Inovation and Education A Per Oral Esophageal Myotomy (POEM) procedure was undertaken for the diagnosis of Achalasia on a female patient. A full thickness esophagotomy was inadvertently created… Continue Reading
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Evaluation of Bacterial Contamination After Totally Transvaginal Notes Access for Peritoneoscopy and Liver Biopsy in Swine: A Comparative Study With Laparoscopy.
Eduardo Aimore Bonin, MSc, Christiano Marlo Paggi Claus, MSc, Maria F Torres, Veterinarian, Antonio C Campos, PhD, Marcelo De Paula Loureiro, PhD, Antonio Moris Cury Filho, MSc, Gustavo Lopes Carvalho, PhD. Instituto Jacques Perissat (IJP) - Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Brazil. Introduction: For not having skin incisions, totally (or pure) NOTES (natural orifice translumenal endoscopic… Continue Reading
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Hybrid Transvaginal Cholecystectomy: Initial Clinical Experience at a Military Institution
Gordon Wisbach, MD, Kyle Gadbois, MD, Kristin Stevens, MD, Amanda Simsiman, MD. Naval Medical Center San Diego INTRODUCTION: We present our initial clinical experience applying Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgical (NOTES) technique to perform cholecystectomy in a military institution. METHODS: IRB-appoval was obtained to perform this prospective study. Six women with an indication for… Continue Reading
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Notes Simulator : Qko Sajor
Sergio Rojas-ortega, MD, Gerardo Reed, MD, Octavio Gomez-escudero, MD, Eduardo Marin, MD. Hospital ANGELES / Puebla Surgery is always changing and the new technologies demands proper training before we can perform surgery in humans. Today it has become indispensable to retrain surgeons who are willing to embrace the new techniques. NOTES is becoming the… Continue Reading
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Notes Total Colectomy in a Human Cadaver
Kyung Su Han, MD, Dae Kyung Sohn, MD PhD, David W Rattner, MD, Patricia Sylla, MD. Massachusetts General Hospital We describe NOTES total colectomy with transanal and transgastric assistance in a male cadaver. The distal rectum was occluded by placing a pursestring suture approximately 2 cm above the dentate line, above the sphincter complex.… Continue Reading
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Notes Transanal Rectosigmoid Resection With Total Mesorectal Excision in a Large Human Cadaver Series
Dana A Telem, MD, K S Han, MD, M C Kim, MD, I Ajari, MD, D K Sohn, MD, Kevin Woods, MD, V Kapur, MD, M A Sbeih, MD, S Perretta, MD, David W Rattner, MD, Patricia Sylla, MD. Massachusetts General Hospital Introduction: Our group has previously described successful natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery… Continue Reading
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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia
Amy K Yetasook, BA, Jin-cheng Zhao, MD, Michael B Ujiki, MD. NorthShore University HealthSystem Background: Optimal treatment that is minimally invasive is at the foundation of many laparoscopic procedures including those aimed at relieving the symptoms of patient with achalasia, a rare but well delineated primary esophageal motility disorder. The demonstration of the ability… Continue Reading
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Porcine Esophageal-gastric Explants: a Feasible Training Model for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
Whalen Clark, MD, Vic Velanovich, MD. University of South Florida Department of Surgery Introduction: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been applied and is emerging as a less invasive outpatient procedure for the definitive treatment of achalasia. Very few surgeons have gained competency with POEM, and there are almost no available training opportunities. Our objective… Continue Reading
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Prospective Comparison of Short-term Outcomes Between Hybrid Notes Transvaginal Cholecystectomy and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Byron F Santos, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD, Ezra Teitelbaum, MD, Fahd O Arafat, MD, Magdy P Milad, MD, Nathaniel J Soper. Northwestern University Introduction: A natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) approach has been recently applied to a number of intra-abdominal operations and offers the potential of reducing post-operative pain and convalescence. Here… Continue Reading
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Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Hybrid Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (notes) (nct00835250)
José F Noguera, PhD MD, Angel Cuadrado, PhD MD, Juan C García, MD, Rafael Morales, MD, José M Olea, MD. Hospital Son Llàtzer, IUNICS, IDMQ PURPOSE. The purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of cholecystectomy made by a transvaginal approach with a NOTES procedure (natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery). DESIGN. Study… Continue Reading
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Pure Transvaginal Laparoscopic Umbilical Hernia Repair
Stephanie G Wood, MD, Lucian Panait, MD, Robert L Bell, MD, Andrew J Duffy, MD, Kurt E Roberts, MD. Yale School of Medicine Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) has been at the forefront of minimally invasive surgery. Benefits include no visible scars, less pain and shorter recovery. We present a video of a… Continue Reading
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