Evolution and simplified terminology of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS), and mini-laparoscopy (ML)

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 573-580

  Georgiou, A N ^a   Rassweiler, J ^e   Herrmann, T R ^b   Stolzenburg, J U ^c   Liatsikos, E N ^d   Do, H M ^c   Kallidonis, P ^d   de la Teille, A ^f   van Velthoven, R ^g   Burchardt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^g JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Laparoendoscopic single site surgery; Laparoscopy; LESS; Mini laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery; Needlescopy; NOTES; SMART

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; REVIEW; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MINIATURIZATION; NATURAL ORIFICE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84868514645     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-012-0899-9     Document Type: Review

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