title: Hybrid NOTES: Combined Laparo-endoscopic Full-thickness Resection Techniques.
abstract: Advances in laparoscopic surgery and therapeutic endoscopy have allowed these minimally destructive procedures to challenge conventional surgery. Because of its theoretic advantages and technical feasibility, laparoendoscopic full-thickness resection is considered to be the most appropriate option for subepithelial tumor removal. Furthermore, combination of laparoscopic and endoscopic approaches for treatment of neoplasia can be important maneuvers for gastric cancer resection without contamination of the peritoneal cavity if the sentinel lymph node concept is established. We are certain that the use of laparoendoscopic full-thickness resection will provide valuable experience that will allow operators to safely develop endoscopic full-thickness resection skills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hansol Hospital, 138-844, Songpadasero 445, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: drhhkim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hyung Hun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Tosei-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uedo
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000069916:Endoscopic Mucosal Resection / Q000379:methods*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Combination of laparoscopic and endoscopic approaches for neoplasia with a nonexposure technique; Full-thickness resection; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery; Laparoscopic transgastric surgery; Laparoscopy-assisted endoscopic full-thickness resection; Laparoscopy-assisted endoscopic resection; Nonexposed endoscopic wall-inversion surgery