Scar-Less Surgery NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others [Paperback]

Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) are based on the premise that patients should benefit in terms of recovery time, physical discomfort, pain, and cosmesis if a surgical procedure can be performed without visible scarring.

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Scar-Less Surgery: NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others is a multi-disciplinary effort which weaves together the surgical aspects of these novel techniques. It is the? first comprehensive reference on the subject providing state-of-the-art technical information to both general and? urologic surgeons while also highlighting future developments and research needs.

ContentsDedicationPrefaceContributorsPart I: Overview1: Historical Perspectives of LESS and NOTESMichael L. Blute, Jr, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, and Lee Richstone2: Overview: Rationale and TerminologyHagop Sarkissian and Brian H. Irwin3: Visualization OptionsPrashanth P. Rao, Shashikant Mishra, and Pradeep P. Rao4: LESS: Ports and InstrumentationMichael A. White and Robert J. Stein5: Retraction Systems in Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and NOTESMelanie L. Hafford and Daniel J. Scott6: Exit StrategiesMelissa S. Phillips and Jeffrey L. Ponsky7: Mini-Laparoscopic SystemsJohn E. Humphrey and David Canes8: Access: TransgastricBernard Dallemagne, Silvana Perretta, and Michele Diana9: Access: TranscolonicNitin Kumar and Christopher C. Thompson10: Access: TransvaginalMaria J. Ribal Caparros and Antonio Alcaraz Asensio11: Access: Trans-VesicalEstevao Lima and Jorge Correia-Pinto12:Access: Trans-UmbilicalAbhay Rane and Riccardo AutorinoPart II: NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery)13: NOTES: Laboratory WorkCandace F. Granberg and Matthew T. Gettman14: NOTES: AppendectomyD. Nageshwar Reddy, G. Venkat Rao, and Magnus Jayaraj Mansard15: NOTES: Cholecystectomy (European Experience)Silvana Perretta and Jacques Marescaux16: NOTES: Chl³!