2012•国际外科学杂志Requires access
Status of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
Renxiang Huang, Ping Xiang
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Abstract
Recently,the interest in a new surgical procedure named natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery has blossomed worldwidely.During these several years,quite a number of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery experiments have been carried out on porcine models and even on humans,including transvaginal cholecystectomies,transgastric appendectomies,transvaginal appendectomies,transvesical peritoneoscopies,etc.This review article aims to discuss the current research status and the challenges of orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.
Key words:
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery; Minimally invasive Surgery; Endoscopy