Navigation systems and platforms in natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-304

  Karimyan, Vahe ^a   Sodergren, Mikael ^a   Clark, James ^a   Yang, Guang Zhong ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Navigation system; NOTES; Platform; Translumenal surgery

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGING; ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SAFETY; SUCTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 68949146895     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.05.007     Document Type: Review

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