title: Notes--"state of the art" surgical gastroenterology: the beginning of the voyage.
abstract: Since its birth, already 5 years ago, the interest for NOTES is still growing among surgeons and gastroenterologists. From the first report of transgastric peritoneoscopy, many interventions have been achieved in experimental animal models. Technical progress is mandatory to allow more complex interventions for the development of this new field of surgery and interventional gastroenterology. This paper aims to summarize the achievements made so far and set the ground for future directions of improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania. vsurlin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Valeriu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Surlin
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Săftoiu
authors.forename: Mihai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rimbaş
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vilmann
mesh_terms: D019723:Endoscopes; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation