title: [Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: current situation].
abstract: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an emerging experimental alternative to conventional surgery that eliminates abdominal incisions and incision-related complications by combining endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques to diagnose and treat abdominal pathology. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery refers to the method of accessing the abdominal cavity through a natural orifice under endoscopic visualization. Since its introduction in 2004, numerous reports have been published describing different surgical interventions. Recently, a group of expert laparoscopic surgeons and endoscopists outlined the limitations of this approach and issued recommendations for progress toward human trials. Transluminal surgery is a new method for accessing the abdomen under direct endoscopic visualization. Preliminary studies have demonstrated the feasibility of this technique in animal models; however, further research is warranted to validate its safety in humans.
authors.affiliation: Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador - Bahia. paulovicentefilho@gmail.com
authors.forename: Paulo Vicente dos
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Santos Filho
authors.forename: Marcelo Protásio dos
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: João Eduardo Marques Tavares de Menezes
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ettinger
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D001003:Anal Canal; D000818:Animals; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D014621:Vagina