title: Laparo-endoscopic single-site (LESS) with transanal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) sigmoidectomy: a new step before pure colorectal natural orifices transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES®).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We present the first human case of laparo-endoscopic single-site sigmoidectomy with transanal natural orifice specimen extraction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This technical achievement is a new step toward pure colorectal Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery. It is the product of a gradual development with critical steps being conceived and standardised in years of experimental and clinical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, IRCAD/EITS Institute, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg Cedex, France. joel.leroy@ircad.fr
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diana
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marescaux
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*