title: NOTES: current status and new horizons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Mouen A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khashab
authors.forename: Anthony N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kalloo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery