title: Pure and hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): current clinical experience in urology.
abstract: An exciting era of discovery in the field of scarless urological surgery has just begun. Hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) nephrectomy has been reported by a few groups in the last two years. Recently, our group at the Cleveland Clinic was able to demonstrate the feasibility of a transvaginal pure NOTES nephrectomy. During this pioneering period, a critical appraisal of results and a scrupulous determination of benefits are of utmost importance. Further studies are awaited to define the actual role of NOTES in the management of urological diseases.
authors.affiliation: Center for Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Autorino
authors.forename: Georges-Pascal
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Haber
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altunrende
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Forest
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Jihad H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kaouk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014621:Vagina; D055815:Young Adult