Human natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery: On the way to two different philosophies?

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 490-492

  Vettoretto, Nereo ^a   Arezzo, Alberto ^b  

^a Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77649184989     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0600-6     Document Type: Letter

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