[Surgery].
2007 was marked by a growing trend towards minimal invasive surgery and enhanced recovery, especially in visceral surgery. In comparison to the laparoscopic revolution in the eighties, Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) must be watched on closely, and will probably have to be taken into account in a near future. Minimal invasive procedures in oesophageal cancer surgery have proved both efficient and oncologically safe. Implementation of Fast track protocols now permits a much faster patient's return to normal daily activity. In hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, multidisciplinary efforts have been done to better select patients, widen the indications and increase efficiency.
Givel
Jean-Claude
JC
Service de chirurgie viscérale, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
Hübner
Martin
M
Müller
Sven
S
Ksontini
Riadh
R
Vuilleumier
Henri
H
Cerantola
Yannick
Y
Demartines
Nicolas
N
D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000145:classification