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Video assisted esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
Video assisted surgery for esophageal cancer is an advanced surgical technique. It is being adopted with a concept of minimally invasive surgery. Since there are several options of the operative procedure for thoracic esophageal cancer, there are several laparoscopic approaches. The first VATS esophagectomy through a right thoracoscopic approach and the first transhiatal esophagectomy were reported in early 1990's. Mediastinoscope-assisted esophagectomy is also reported as a substitute of the blunt dissection of the esophagus. Moreover, video assisted Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy by right thoracotomy with intrathoracic anastomosis has also been tried. Furthermore, laparoscopic gastric mobilization and gastroplasty is also widely accepted as a substitution for open laparotomy. This article serves to review the literature on laparoscopic approaches for esophageal cancer
Transvesical endoscopic peritoneoscopy: intra-abdominal scarless surgery for urologic applications
For many abdominal procedures, advantages such as
minimal scarring, reduced pain, and faster recovery
have made laparoscopy the favored approach over traditional open surgery. The most recent minimally invasive
approach is natural orifice transluminal endoscopic
surgery (NOTES), which limits morbidity because this
surgery does not require incision. This article reviews
the history, development, and current and future applications of NOTES in the field of urology.Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons(undefined