title: Endoscopic Suturing, an Essential Enabling Technology for New NOTES Interventions.
abstract: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) was developed as a new, minimally invasive approach for various interventions inside the peritoneal cavity. Since the first reports of NOTES animal interventions, various devices have been used for closure of the transluminal entrance site. This article reviews the most commonly used endoscopic closure devices and advantages of the latest generation of endoscopic suturing devices enabling reliable, surgical-quality closure of the full-thickness gastrointestinal wall defects.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, Mercy Medical Center, 301 St. Paul Place, POB 7th Floor, Suite 718, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA; World Institute for Digestive Endoscopy (WIDER), Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: skan51@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Sergey V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kantsevoy
authors.affiliation: World Institute for Digestive Endoscopy (WIDER), Barcelona, Spain; Digestive Endoscopy, Vall D'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Joseph Ramon
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Armengol-Miro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Full-thickness resection; Gastrointestinal tract; Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)