What is invasive endoscopic surgery?
Non-robotic minimally invasive surgery is also known as endoscopic surgery. You also may be familiar with terms like laparoscopic surgery, thoracoscopic surgery, or “keyhole” surgery. These are minimally invasive procedures that utilize an endoscope to reach internal organs through very small incisions.
What is a NOTES procedure?
AK Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an experimental procedure whereby the peritoneal cavity, or the abdominal cavity, is entered through the gastrointestinal tract using a natural orifice.
What are the advantages of endoscopic surgery?
Endoscopies are generally painless, although they may still cause some discomfort. Compared with the stress experienced by the body in a full surgical procedure, an endoscopy is simple, low risk, and cost effective. Other advantages include: No scar – as a natural body opening is used.
Is there a natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery?
Abstract Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has generated healthy and vigorous debate about the introduction of an entirely novel method of surgical therapy. Although there are many reasons for scepticism, there is undoubted interest in this field from both the medical profession and general public.
When was the first natural orifice surgery performed?
The history of NOTES begins in 1901, when Ott performed the first endoscopic examination of the peritoneal cavity through the vagina. 5 He termed the procedure ventroscopy and became the pioneer of natural orifice access.
What are the benefits of transvaginal endoscopic surgery?
Potential benefits include decreasing surgical incision complications, such as incisional hernias, adhesions, intestinal obstruction, scars, and wound infection, together with better aesthetics. This evolution led to the first successful series of clinical applications in the literature for transvaginal (TV) and transgastric (TG) NOTES. 5