Over the last 20 years, laparoscopic colorectal surgery has shown equal efficacy for benign
and malignant colorectal diseases when compared to open surgery. However, a …

Background Natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) represents one of the
most significant innovations in surgery to emerge since the advent of laparoscopy. A decade …

Aim Minimally invasive colorectal surgery reduces surgical trauma with better preservation
of abdominal wall integrity, but the extraction site is still at risk of incisional hernia (IH). The …

Die Leitlinie zur Prävention, Diagnostik und Therapie von Gallensteinen aktualisiert die
Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs-und …

ABSTRACT STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and feasibility of vaginal natural
orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) for benign gynaecological indications …

Acute appendicitis (AA) develops in a progressive and irreversible manner, even if the
clinical course of AA can be temporarily modified by intentional medications. Reliable and …

Background Currently, the majority cases of the novel down-to-up transanal total mesorectal
excision (TaTME) were performed in a hybrid approach with conventional laparoscopic …

Objective: To analyze the feasibility and safety of Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic
Surgery (NOTES) appendectomy, and to analyze separately the transvaginal appendectomy …

Flexible endoscopy has paved way to new frontiers for endoscopists and surgeons. As the
armamentarium of interventional endoscopy increases and the ability of endoscopists to …

Background. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a new approach
that allows minimal invasive surgery through the mouth, anus, or vagina. Objective. To …