Minimally invasive surgery started spreading worldwide in 1987,when the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed.Meanwhile,improvement of endoscopic equipment and instruments allowed gastroenterologists to att...Minimally invasive surgery started spreading worldwide in 1987,when the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed.Meanwhile,improvement of endoscopic equipment and instruments allowed gastroenterologists to attempt more aggressive endoluminal interventions,even beyond the wall barrier.The first transgastric peri-toneoscopy,in 2004,brought to light the concept of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery(NOTES).The idea of incisionless surgery is attractive and has become a new goal for both surgeons and other people interested in this field of investigation.The authors present a review of all developments concerning NOTES,including animal studies and human experience.展开更多
Although in the past two decades,laparoscopic surgery,considered as a great revolution in the minimally inva-sive surgery field,has undergone major development worldwide,another dramatic surgical revolution has quietl...Although in the past two decades,laparoscopic surgery,considered as a great revolution in the minimally inva-sive surgery field,has undergone major development worldwide,another dramatic surgical revolution has quietly appeared in recent years.Ever since Kalloo's first report on transgastric peritoneoscopy in a porcine model in 2004,interest in a new surgical procedure named natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery(NOTES)has blossomed worldwide.Considering that a NOTES procedure could theoretically avoid any abdomi-nal incision,operation-related pain and scarring,many surgeons and endoscopists have been enthusiastic in their study of this new technique.In recent years,sev-eral NOTES studies have been carried out on porcine models and even on humans,including transvaginal cholecystectomy,transgastric appendectomy,transvagi-nal appendectomy,and transvesical peritoneoscopy.So what is the current situation of NOTES and how many challenges do we still face?This review discusses the current research progress in NOTES.展开更多
文摘Minimally invasive surgery started spreading worldwide in 1987,when the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed.Meanwhile,improvement of endoscopic equipment and instruments allowed gastroenterologists to attempt more aggressive endoluminal interventions,even beyond the wall barrier.The first transgastric peri-toneoscopy,in 2004,brought to light the concept of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery(NOTES).The idea of incisionless surgery is attractive and has become a new goal for both surgeons and other people interested in this field of investigation.The authors present a review of all developments concerning NOTES,including animal studies and human experience.
基金Supported by Fund for scientific research of Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center,No.SHDC12006102
文摘Although in the past two decades,laparoscopic surgery,considered as a great revolution in the minimally inva-sive surgery field,has undergone major development worldwide,another dramatic surgical revolution has quietly appeared in recent years.Ever since Kalloo's first report on transgastric peritoneoscopy in a porcine model in 2004,interest in a new surgical procedure named natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery(NOTES)has blossomed worldwide.Considering that a NOTES procedure could theoretically avoid any abdomi-nal incision,operation-related pain and scarring,many surgeons and endoscopists have been enthusiastic in their study of this new technique.In recent years,sev-eral NOTES studies have been carried out on porcine models and even on humans,including transvaginal cholecystectomy,transgastric appendectomy,transvagi-nal appendectomy,and transvesical peritoneoscopy.So what is the current situation of NOTES and how many challenges do we still face?This review discusses the current research progress in NOTES.
