The Self-Approximating Translumenal Access Technique (stat) Reliably Permits Transgastric Organ Resection and Retrieval
Introduction: Several studies have shown that the Self-Approximating Translumenal Access Technique (STAT) allows safe abdominal access and a reliable means of gastric closure for per-oral NOTES. Little is known, however, about the durability of the STAT tunnel under the mechanical forces required for organ resection and specimen retrieval. We hypothesized that simple extirpative abdominal operations… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Total Transvaginal Appendectomy: Less Pain and Faster Recovery
Over the last years, minimizing minimally invasive surgery via Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) has become the new frontier among surgeons. Although the feasibility of hybrid NOTES has been shown with good success, reports of human total or pure NOTES procedures are very limited to date. This new minimally invasive approach is believed to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Transgastric Approach Does Not Increase Postoperative Infections or Complications in Swine Uterine Horn Resection
IntroductionDoubts have been raised versus NOTES surgery concerning intra abdominal infectious complications. The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative course in open, laparoscopic and transgastric surgery, specially concerning infections and postop well being in a randomized porcine survival study. Methods & Procedures30 landrace pigs were randomized to open, laparoscopic or NOTES (transgastric)… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Endolumenal / NOTES
Transgastric Diagnostic Peritoneoscopy with Laparoscopic Assistance Using a Novel Flexible Toolbox for Advanced Minimally Invasive Procedures: an Initial Evaluation
Introduction: The lack of appropriate instrumentation is a potential obstacle to the feasibility of various NOTES procedures. A Rotary Access Needle (RAN- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.) and Steerable Flexible Trocar (SFT- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.) were developed as components of a Flexible Toolbox for Advanced Minimally Invasive Procedures to facilitate transgastric access, visualization, and procedures in the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Endolumenal / NOTES
Translumenal Transparent Navigation By Osirix Gps System in Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and NOTES
Introduction:Because of losing 3D depth perception, manipulating instruments inside the human body during NOTES translumenal surgery and single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) can be very difficult for even well experienced surgeons. Classical image navigation systems are often incapable of providing support in such situations, because the reference image is usually produced as anatomical appearance from… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Endolumenal / NOTES
Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
Background: Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery has been recognized as a scar less surgery. There are several access organs into abdominal cavity such as stomach, rectum, vagina, or bladder. In neck surgery, the routes of endoscopic thyroidectomy are via the chest, breast, axillary or a combined of those. Here we introduced the new access route… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Endolumenal / NOTES
Transvaginal Ma-nos. Clinical Experience in Morbid Obesity and Colon Cancer
Introduction: The actual trends in surgery are the application of minimally invasive techniques. Nowadays laparoscopy has become the conventional and choice procedure in the treatment of some pathologies such as cholelithiasis. More recently, looking for minimally invasion and “no scar” procedures, surgery has begun to use the natural orifices as entrance pathways. Some examples of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Two Handed Endoscopic Robot for Use in Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (notes) Transabdominal Pre-peritoneal (tapp) Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
INTRODUCTION: Many of the characteristics of inguinal hernia (IH) repair are especially well suited to the transgastric approach. The repair is inline with the transgastric scope vector and bilateral defects are adjacent. In addition, IH is a common operation in the younger demographic, a group that places more emphasis on cosmesis and in whom an… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Endolumenal / NOTES