Does transgastric instrumentation contaminate the abdominal cavity? Are pathogens clinically insignificant due to species or bacterial load? Is there the need to minimize the risk of clinically significant peritoneal contamination?
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Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a rapidly evolving technique providing access to the peritoneum utilizing an endoscope via […]
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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LSI Solutions > Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES > Evaluation of a novel access and closure device > For NOTES applications > Transcolonic > Survival study in the porcine
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…Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a novel, potentially less invasive alternative to laparoscopic surgery. However, the problems of […]
Is stapling of the stomach a technique in an evolutionary dead-end? Will new endoluminal devices lower the treatment risk for obese patients? Is NOTES the treatment answer for morbidly obese patients?
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Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) avoids the need for abdominal incisions. The technique holds promise for many […]
What devices are needed for accessing digestive or other organs within the gastrointestinal tract and within the peritoneal cavity? What are the complications when instruments are passed into the gastrointestinal tract and out of the stomach for performing diagnostic or therapeutic surgical procedures? What is the early clinical experiencewith flexible endoscopic suturing techniques for […]
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? Do […]
Is this a shift in the way the surgical treatment of obesity is approached? Does this technique provide results close to those achieved with more traditional surgery? Is the TOGA procedure an option for people who need to lose a great deal of weight but don’t want to have surgery?
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Does the successful procedure further support the versatility and precision of the Intelligent Surgical Product Line? Are surgical techniques possible that allow for small bowel resection and anastomosis without abdominal incisions? Will the new technology accelerate the procedures related to Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research’s NOSCAR and Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery […]