Open AccessPeroral traction-assisted natural orifice trans-anal flexible endoscopic rectosigmoidectomy followed by intracorporeal colorectal anastomosis in a live porcine model
Author(s) -
Hong Shi,
Su-Yu Chen,
Zhao-Fei Xie,
Rui Huang,
Jiali Jiang,
Juan Lin,
Fangfen Dong,
Jia-Xiang Xu,
Zuxiang Fang,
Junjie Bai,
B. Luo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v12.i11.451
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , rectosigmoid colon , anastomosis , endoscope , rectum
Compared to traditional open surgery, laparoscopic surgery has become a standard approach for colorectal cancer due to its great superiorities including less postoperative pain, a shorter hospital stay, and better quality of life. In 2007, Whiteford et al reported the first natural orifice trans-anal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) sigmoidectomy using transanal endoscopic microsurgery. To date, all cases of NOTES colorectal resection have included a hybrid laparoscopic approach with the use of established rigid platforms.