Published in Obesity Surgery
This review aims to summarise clinical applications of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in bariatric surgery. A review of data, until December 2014, was carried out regarding techniques and outcomes of bariatric NOTES procedures. Nine publications were included in the final analysis, with another six papers describing endolum...
Published in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
PurposeAlthough several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of transrectal natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), its clinical application has been hindered by concerns regarding potential infectious complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a newly developed device for endolumenal colon occlusi...
Published in European Surgery
BACKGROUND: The term NOTES® (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) summarizes new operation techniques, which are a synthesis of endoscopy and laparoscopy, and do not leave scars on patients' skin. METHODS: The article reviews the literature on the one hand and reflects our personal experience with experimental and clinical NOTES® cases ...
Published in Surgical Endoscopy
BackgroundThe role of duodenal bypass as an underlying mechanism of action in gastric bypass surgery has received considerable attention. We report the initial feasibility study of a totally endoscopically delivered and retrieved duodenal–jejunal bypass sleeve in a chronic porcine model.MethodsThe implant consists of a 60-cm fluoropolymer sleeve th...
