title: Update on natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery.
abstract: Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has moved from the realm of laboratory experiments to the realm of human clinical trials. This paper reviews the spectrum of NOTES procedures currently available in the United States and worldwide. It also discusses the limitations and avenues for further development of these procedures, particularly those involving the transgastric approach.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Bingener is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery and Dr. Gostout is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, both at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Juliane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bingener
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Gostout