Goutaro Katsuno, MD, PhD, Masaki Fukunaga, MD, PhD, Yoshifumi Lee, MD, PhD, Kunihiko Nagakari, MD, PhD, Masahiko Sugano, MD, PhD, Masaru Suda, MD, PhD, Yoshito Iida, MD, PhD, Seiichirou Yoshikawa, MD, PhD, Masakazu Ouchi, MD, PhD, Yoshitomo Itou, MD, PhD, Yoshinori Hirasaki, MD, PhD, Daisuke Azuma, MD, Shintaro Kohama, MD, Jun Nomoto, MD. Department of […]
Danielle M Giesler, MD, Mark A Casillas, Jr., MS, MD. The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Surgery. BACKGROUND: Transanal endoscopic microsurgical (TEM) resection is associated with improved outcomes compared to transanal excision of rectal lesions. However, TEM equipment requires additional operative setup time, and tumor location dictates patient positioning. Transanal minimally […]
Sebastian H Lamm, MD, Andreas Zerz, MD, Daniel C Steinemann, MD. Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Department of Surgery, CH-4101 Bruderholz, Switzerland. In this instructive HD 3D video we present our technique of transvaginal hybrid-NOTES anterior resection in diverticular disease. The film combines intra- and extracorporal pictures, simultaneous taken during the operation in HD 3D quality with […]
Woojin Ahn, PhD, Saurabh Dargar, Tansel Halic, PhD, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD, Kurt Roberts, MD, Suvranu De, ScD. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy; University of Central Arkansas, Conway; Yale University, New Haven. INTRODUCTION The first virtual reality simulator for the Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES), VTESTTM was developed to train surgeons in the hybrid transvaginal NOTES […]
Sebastian H Lamm, MD, Andreas Zerz, MD, Isabell Schmitz, Daniel C Steinemann, MD. Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Department of Surgery, CH-4101 Bruderholz, Switzerland. Introduction Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery is an evolving technique reducing the access trauma. Transvaginal cholecystectomy and transvaginal anterior resection has been shown to be safe and feasible. Postoperative pain is reduced and […]
Beatriz Martin-Perez, MD, Francisco Quinteros, MD, Henry Schoonyoung, MD, Lawna Hunter, BA, George Nassif, DO, Matthew Albert, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Sam Atallah, MD, FACS, FASCRS. Florida Hospital. TAMIS is a rapidly developing approach to high-quality excision of rectal neoplasia. It is best suited for lesions in the lower and mid-rectum, but TAMIS can be used […]
Yu Tian, MD, PhD, Shuodong Wu, Yinghan Chen, Danbo Wang. Department of General Surgery,Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University. Background: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery ( NOTES) involves the introduction of instruments through a natural orifice into the peritoneal cavity to perform surgical interventions. The vagina is the most widely used approach to NOTES. We report […]
Irene J Lo, MD, Paul Suding, MD, Giovanni Begossi, MD, Rupert Horoupian, MD, Ajay K Upadhyay, MD. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland and Berkeley, California), St. Rose Hospital (Hayward, California). INTRODUCTION: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was initially developed in the early 1980s as a minimally invasive option for the surgical management of rectal neoplasms […]
Elisabeth C McLemore, MD, Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Patricia Sylla, MD, Ryan C Broderick, MD, Alberto S Gallo, MD, Martin A Berducci, MD, Alisa M Coker, MD, Moneer Almadani, MD, Hans F Fuchs, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University Of California, San Diego. The majority of surgically treated rectal cancer via a […]
Homero Rivas, MD, MBA, Shushmita Ahmed, MD, Michael Russo, MD. Stanford University School of Medicine. Introduction: Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel endoscopic procedure for treatment of esophageal achalasia. We have implemented POEM at our institution since early 2012, and now it represents the treatment of choice of most patients with esophageal achalasia. […]