Are the grant recipients conducting research that is pointing to the next phase in the evolution of the NOTES procedure? Are the growing capabilities of therapeutic flexible endoscopy leading to a new era in treatment of gastrointestinal conditions? Are the most important areas for initial NOTES study safe peritoneal access and secure gastric closure, intraperitoneal contamination, image display and maintenance of spatial orientation, development of stable working platforms, physiologic perturbations, and tissue approximation methods?
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The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research™ (NOSCAR™), a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), announce the 2008 NOSCAR™ Research Award winners. The funds, granted through Olympus Medical Systems’ Olympus Research Fund and by KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., will be distributed among 14 grant recipients supporting 16 research projects in the emerging transdisciplinary therapy known as Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery™ (NOTES™), an approach that could
ultimately represent a major paradigm shift in minimally invasive therapy and patient care. NOSCAR™ received 32 grant applications for the $750,000 in research funds…The first NOSCAR™ Research Awards were announced in 2006. Since that time, 56 grants have been awarded. Recipients of the 2008 awards are conducting research in both animal models and humans. Past NOSCAR™ Research Award winners recently presented data from their projects at the 3rd International Conference on
NOTES™ held in San Francisco, Calif., July 10-12, 2008. Presentations included research on improving patient safety and multidisciplinary team efficiency, the physiologic and immunologic impact of NOTES™, drainage of abdominal abscess, and gastric leak testing, among others.
“NOSCAR™ is grateful to Olympus Medical Systems and KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America for supporting NOTES™ research and helping to advance this minimally invasive technique,” said Steven Schwaitzberg, MD, NOSCAR™ Research Subcommittee co-chair.
Awards Supported by Olympus Medical Systems
Juliane Bingener-Casey, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Randomized Double-Blinded Trial Comparing Laparoscopy and Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Procedures in a Porcine ModelB. Joseph Elmunzer, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection of Gastric Lesions Using a Novel Grasp-and-Snare Technique: Evaluation in a Porcine Survival ModelJeffrey Hazey, MD, Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH
Feasibility of Diagnostic Translumenal Endoscopic Peritoneoscopy for Abdominal Insufflation, Adhesiolysis and Trocar Placement in Patients Who RequireLaparoscopic Access
Michael Marohn, DO, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Immune & Baseline Alterations on the Physiologic Response to Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES™): A Comparison Between HumanTransvaginal and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Erica Moran, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 2 Awards
1) Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating NOTES™ Repair of Hollow Viscus Perforation
2) Assessment of Methodology and Extended Outcome of Submucosal Endoscopy with Mucosal Flap (SEMF) Myotomy for Treatment of AchalasiaKiyokazu Nakajima, MD, PhD, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Comprehension of Current Limitations in Endoscopic Automatic CO2 Insufflation: Towards Pure NOTES™Brant K. Oelschlager, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Assessment of a Simple, Novel Endoluminal Method for Gastrotomy Closure in NOTES™Adrian Park, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Quantitative Ergonomic Assessment of NOTES™ Techniques: A Study of Physical and Mental Workload, Body Movement and PostureRichard Rothstein, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Patient Quality of Life and Utility for Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic SurgeryAwards Supported by KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America
Erica Moran, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
NOTES™ Retroperitoneal Access Using Prone Positioning in HumansMark Sawyer, MD, Case University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Transgastric Extravesical Partial Cystectomy: Acute and Chronic Porcine Study with Histopathologic Evaluation of Cystotomy HealingGeorg O. Spaun, MD, Legacy Health System, Clackamas, OR
The Role of Flexible Endoscopy in Mediastinal Dissection for Esophageal SurgeryThadeus Trus, MD, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
The NOSCAR™ Delphi Project: Towards a Research Agenda in Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic SurgeryMark Whiteford, MD, Legacy Health System, Portland, OR
An Incisionless Approach for Radical Sigmoid Resection and Primary AnastomosisOliver J. Wagner, MD, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
NOTES™ Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: An Experimental Surgical Study in Pigs