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Technical and equipment challenges for laparoendoscopic single‐site surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
Author(s) -
Sawyer Mark D.,
Ponsky Lee E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09665.x
Subject(s) - natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery , endoscopic surgery , modality (human–computer interaction) , invasive surgery , medicine , natural (archaeology) , open surgery , surgery , general surgery , endoscopy , computer science , laparoscopy , artificial intelligence , archaeology , history
Laparoendoscopic single‐site surgery (LESS) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES TM ) are new approaches to minimally invasive surgery. A number of technical challenges need to be overcome and new developments of equipment are required before widespread acceptance of either modality occurs. In this paper we discuss novel approaches and innovations as well as review examples of equipment and platforms that have previously been used for LESS and NOTES. Emphasis is given to urological applications.