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18419222

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
This paper outlines recent developments in the field of natural orifice translumenal endosurgery (NOTES) in urology and nephrectomy from the perspective of a flexible endoscopist. The history of transvaginal extraction of kidney specimens using rigid laparoscopic instruments and early studies of transvaginal nephrectomy as a precursor of NOTES are reviewed. Transgastric approaches to nephrectomy using flexible instruments and transvesical hybrid approaches to nephrectomy and other intra-abdominal procedures including cholecystectomy and transvesical lung biopsy are outlined, as are other experimental approaches including transrectal kidney removal. The paper reviews the rationale for a NOTES approach to abdominal surgery and discusses recent human studies. The limitations of NOTES and need for better instrumentation and more studies are stressed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0892-7790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
811-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Nephrectomy and natural orifice translumenal endoscopy (NOTES): transvaginal, transgastric, transrectal, and transvesical approaches.
pubmed:affiliation
Imperial College, London University, Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, London, U.K. PaulSwain1@compuserve.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review