Natural orifice surgery: The next step in minimal invasiveness towards no scar surgery

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-364

  Forgione, A ^a,b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b AIMS Advanced International Miniinvasive Surgery Academy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal cavity; Endoscopes; Minimally invasive; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; COLON; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SCAR; STOMACH; VAGINA;

ANAL CANAL; CICATRIX; COLON; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; STOMACH; VAGINA;

EID: 70450188512     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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