John R. Romanelli & David J. Desilets 
NOTES and Endoluminal Surgery 

This volume provides a broad introduction in Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) to the novice, as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the major areas of research in this field for those already performing NOTES. Designed as stand-alone treatises on each particular topic, the chapters are arranged around management of esophageal motor disorders, gastric closure, transgastric NOTES, transvaginal procedures, transrectal NOTES and natural orifice colorectal surgery, and also novel natural orifice techniques that go beyond routine diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.    





Written by experts in the field,
NOTES and Endoluminal Surgery is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists and surgeons working in the field of NOTES.

Table des matières

The History of NOTES.- Fundamentals of NOTES.- Endoscopic GI Surgery.- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection.- Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection.- Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy.- Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Non-Achalasia Disorders.- Flexible Endoscopic Zenker’s Diverticulotomy.- Per-oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy.- Endoluminal Bariatric Procedures.- NOTES Transgastric Diaphragm Pacing.- NOTES Pancreatic Debridement.- NOTES Pancreatic Pseudocystgastrostomy.- Transgastric Peritoneoscopy.- NOTES Hernia Repair.- Flexible Endoscopic Transvaginal Cholecystectomy.- NOTES Rigid Transvaginal Cholecystectomy.- NOTES Transvaginal Appendectomy.- NOTES Transvaginal Sleeve Gastrectomy.- Transvaginal Tubal Sterilization and Hysterectomy.- NOTES Transanal Colorectal Resection.- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery.- Transvaginal NOTES Nephrectomy.

A propos de l’auteur

John R. Romanelli, MD, FACS 


University of Massachusetts / Baystate Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Springfield, MA USA 





David J. Desilets, MD, Ph D, FACP, FASGE


University of Massachusetts / Baystate Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Springfield, MA USA 






David B. Earle, MD, FACS


Senior Fellow, Office of Device Evaluation, US Food and Drug Administration


Lowell Surgical Associates, North Chelmsford, MA, USA