Surgeon perceptions of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1401-1410

  Volckmann, Eric T ^a   Hungness, Eric S ^a   Soper, Nathaniel J ^a   Swanstrom, Lee L ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Flexible endoscopy; New technology; NOTES; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VAGINA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTUM; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VAGINA;

EID: 70349425741     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0921-8     Document Type: Article

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