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Current status of endoscopic surgery in Japan: The 14th National Survey of Endoscopic Surgery by the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery
Author(s) -
Inomata Masafumi,
Shiroshita Hidefumi,
Uchida Hiroki,
Bandoh Toshio,
Akira Shigeo,
Yamaguchi Shigeki,
Kurokawa Yukinori,
Seki Yosuke,
Eguchi Susumu,
Wada Norihito,
Takiguchi Shuji,
Ieiri Satoshi,
Endo Shunsuke,
Iwazaki Masayuki,
Sato Yukio,
Tamaki Yasuhiro,
Kitamura Kaoru,
Tabata Minoru,
Kanayama Hiroomi,
Mimata Hiromitsu,
Hasegawa Toru,
Takahashi Hiroshi,
Onishi Kiyoshi,
Uemura Tetsuji,
Hashizume Makoto,
Matsumoto Sumio,
Kitano Seigo,
Watanabe Masahiko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12768
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , endoscopic surgery , general surgery , laparoscopic surgery , endoscopy , cholecystectomy , laparoscopy
In Japan, the first endoscopic surgery, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, was performed in 1990. Since then, operative procedures have been standardized, and the safety and efficacy of endoscopic surgery have been evaluated. In accordance with the social acceptance of endoscopic surgery as a less invasive type of surgery, the number of endoscopic procedures performed has increased in all surgical domains. The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) has played an important role in the development of endoscopic surgery in Japan. Notably, a technical skills certification system for surgeons was established by the JSES to train instructors on how to teach safe endoscopic surgery. Furthermore, the JSES has conducted a national survey every two years to evaluate the status of endoscopic surgery over time. In 2017, 248 743 patients underwent endoscopic surgery in all surgical domains, such as abdominal, thoracic, mammary and thyroid gland, cardiovascular, obstetrics and gynecology, urologic, orthopedic, and plastic surgery. The 14th National Survey of Endoscopic Surgery conducted by the JSES demonstrated the status of laparoscopic surgery in Japan in 2016‐2017.