title: Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery.
abstract: This article presents a fair and balanced review of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery. The article chronicles the history and technical aspects of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery with particular emphasis on its application in urology. It is hoped that this article serves as a straightforward and pragmatic reference for practicing and academic urologists.
authors.affiliation: Section of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. whitew@ccf.org
authors.forename: Wesley M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Georges-Pascal
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Haber
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Doerr
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gettman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures