TY - JOUR
T1 - Per-oral transgastric abdominal surgery
AU - Ko, Chung Wang
AU - Kalloo, Anthony N.
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - Laparoscopic surgery has several advantages over traditional surgery because it has been shown to be less invasive. The next logical step in the evolution of minimally invasive surgery may be to eliminate all abdominal incisions. The natural orifices provide a port of entry via the gastrointestinal tract to the peritoneal cavity. This approach would require the creation of a perforation, which is considered to be a major complication of endoscopy with significant morbidity and mortality. However, there are several recent studies that have described the technical feasibility and safety of a per-oral transgastric approach to the peritoneal cavity using conventional endoscopes. Theoretically, this approach could reduce postoperative abdominal wall pain, wound infection, hernia formation, and adhesions. This article aims to summarize the current status of transgastric surgery, currently referred to as natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), and to address some of its future challenges.
AB - Laparoscopic surgery has several advantages over traditional surgery because it has been shown to be less invasive. The next logical step in the evolution of minimally invasive surgery may be to eliminate all abdominal incisions. The natural orifices provide a port of entry via the gastrointestinal tract to the peritoneal cavity. This approach would require the creation of a perforation, which is considered to be a major complication of endoscopy with significant morbidity and mortality. However, there are several recent studies that have described the technical feasibility and safety of a per-oral transgastric approach to the peritoneal cavity using conventional endoscopes. Theoretically, this approach could reduce postoperative abdominal wall pain, wound infection, hernia formation, and adhesions. This article aims to summarize the current status of transgastric surgery, currently referred to as natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), and to address some of its future challenges.
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Peritoneoscopy
KW - Transgastric surgery
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1443-9573.2006.00256.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1443-9573.2006.00256.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16643332
AN - SCOPUS:33645334680
SN - 1443-9611
VL - 7
SP - 67
EP - 70
JO - Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases
JF - Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases
IS - 2
ER -