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Category Archives: Per vagina

Surgical procedures that will be completely concealed > Leave no visible scars > Medical robots > Swallow the surgeon > Biomedicine > Tiny medical robots > Perform surgery inside patients > Greater precision than existing methods > Richard Feynman > Nanobots > Pioneers of gastrointestinal devices > Pillcam > ARES Assembling Reconfigurable Endoluminal Surgical system > Micro-robot > Involves only one incision and smaller surgical instruments > Build an operating room inside a patient > Paolo Dario > Biomedical robotics > Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa Italy > Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems > Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH in Zurich > Micro Nanophysics Research Laboratory at Monash University near Melbourne Australia > Carnegie Mellon University’s NanoRobotics Lab in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania > Tiny rotary motors called flagella > Resemble corkscrews

Will the robots be able to navigate exactly where doctors direct it? Is it feasible to take highly detailed photos of possible trouble spots inside the human gastrointestinal GI sytem? Will it even be able to take tiny biopsies?

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Transgastric instrumentation > Bacterial contamination of the peritoneal cavity > Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES > Minimize risk of clinically significant peritoneal contamination > Gastrotomy Roux-en-Y gastric bypass LSRYGB > Gastrotomy with creation of a gastrojejunostomy during LSRYGB > Transgastric surgery > Endolumenal surgery > The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health

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 […]

Surgeons try new methods > Removing gall bladder without incision > NOTES > Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery > Advantages over the traditional endoscopic surgery > Incision made behind the uterus > Abdominal exploration > Appendix removal > Biopsy > Procedure through the rectum or mouth in future > NYP Hospital > New York-Presbyterian Hospital > Columbia University Medical Center

 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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Hybrid laparoscopic endoluminal reduction of stomach volume > Morbidly obese patients > Revolutionize traditional flexible endoscopy > Transluminal approach > Stoma is introduced transesophageally > Installation of the stoma > Reducing the gastric volume > Stoma has an adjustable opening

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 […]

Transoral Gastroplasty TOGA procedure > Satiety Inc > First U.S. incision-free procedure for obesity > Bariatric surgeons > Gastric bypass surgery > Gold standard for weight-loss procedures > Restrictive pouch becomes bigger over time > Benefits from an endoscopic procedure > compared to laparoscopic or open surgery > Further decrease the size of the pouch

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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Power Medical Interventions > Successful Demonstration of Incision-Free Bowel Surgery > Resection and Anastomosis via the Colon > New Techniques > Possible Widespread Adoption of Incision-Free NOTES Surgery > Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research’s NOSCAR > Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES

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 […]

STOMAPHYX PLUS > Next-Generation Device > Stronger suction capable > Natural Orifice Surgery NOS > Transoral incisionless surgery > EndoGastric Solutions EGS > Incisionless transoral procedures > Treatment of upper gastrointestinal conditions > Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD > GI conditions > EsophyX > Leading-edge NOS natural orifice surgery products > Proprietary NOS platform technology

Does the use of a standard endoscope permit easier clearing of the visual field? Does the higher resolution image allow for even greater precision? Is StomaphyX the future of surgery, and NOS the next step beyond laparoscopy?

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