Scar-Less Surgery NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others

Scar-Less Surgery NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others / edited by Abhay Rané, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Mihir M Desai, Inderbir S. Gill.

Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) are based on the premise that patients should benefit in terms of recovery time, physical discomfort, pain, and cosmesis if a surgical procedure can be performed without visible scarring.   Scar-L...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Rané, Abhay (Editor), Cadeddu, Jeffrey A. (Editor), Desai, Mihir M. (Editor), Gill, Inderbir S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Minimally invasive surgery.
Surgery.
Thoracic surgery.
Urology.
Gastroenterology .
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I:  Overview
  • 1:  Historical Perspectives of LESS and NOTES
  • 2:  Overview:  Rationale and Terminology
  • 3: Visualization Options
  • 4: LESS: Ports and Instrumentation
  • 5: Retraction Systems in Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and NOTES
  • 6:   Exit Strategies
  • 7: Mini-Laparoscopic Systems
  • 8: Access: Transgastric
  • 9: Access:  Transcolonic
  • 10: Access:  Transvaginal
  • 11: Access:  Trans-Vesical
  • 12:Access: Trans-Umbilical
  • Part II:  NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery)
  • 13: NOTES: Laboratory Work
  • 14: NOTES: Appendectomy
  • 15: NOTES: Cholecystectomy (European Experience)
  • 16: NOTES:  Cholecystectomy (US Experience)
  • 17: NOTES: Gastro-Jejunostomy
  • 18:  NOTES: Nephrectomy
  • 19: NOTES: Challenges
  • Part III:  LESS (Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site Surgery)
  • 20: LESS:  Pyeloplasty
  • 21:  LESS:  Extirpative Renal Surgery Including Donor
  • 22: LESS: Adrenal Surgery
  • 23: LESS: Pelvic Reconstructive Urological Surgery
  • 24: LESS:  Radical Prostatectomy
  • 25: Single Port Laparoscopy:  Issues and Complications
  • Part IV:  Future Perspectives
  • 26:  Robotic LESS Urological Surgery: Experience and Future Perspectives
  • 27: Future Perspectives on Scarless Surgery: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going.

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