Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (Notes), Textbook and Video Atlas

Are you interested in using NOTES to treat your patients? Do you need a multimedia tool to guide you through all aspects of clinical management?Just as laparoscopic surgery revolutionized surgical practice in the 1980's and 90's, offering genuine competition to traditional open surgery, Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) presents a genuinely different alternative for surgeons and patients alike as we move forward in the 21st century. Advantages over laparoscopic surgery include lower anesthesia requirements, faster recovery and shorter hospital stays, avoidance of transabdominal wound infections, less immunosuppression, better postoperative pulmonary and diaphragmatic function and of course, the potential for "scarless" abdominal surgery.Combining high-level text with a superb companion website, Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): Textbook and Video-Atlas provides you with a hands-on, in-depth and practical multimedia tool on this exciting breakthrough, to consult either on the ward or in surgery. Highlights include:* Full coverage of the fundamentals of NOTES, its current clinical applications and techniques, and future perspectives* Over 50 outstanding videos illustrating NOTES being performed by the experts* Full-color throughout and superbly illustrated with over 250 figures* Edited by global leaders and pioneers in the field, who have recruited a world-class contributor teamAs well being a valuable text for gastroenterologists, GI surgeons and general surgeons, Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): Textbook and Video-Atlas will also appeal to urologists, urologic surgeons, gynecologists, gynecologic surgeons, thoracic and ENT surgeons.

Contributors, xxForeword, xxPreface, xxSection 1: Development of NOTES Concept1 History of NOTESXavier Dray, Anthony N. Kalloo2 Endoscopic Platforms for NOTESPankaj J. Pasricha, Homero Rivas3 Physiology of NOTESJuliane Bingener, Angela M. Johnson4 Infection Control in NOTESPeter N. Nau, Jeffrey W. Hazey5 NOTES Access TechniquesEduardo A. Bonin, Christopher J. Gostout6 NOTES Closure TechniquesErwin Rieder, Lee L. Swanstrom7 Minilaparoscopy in the Endoscopy UnitArthur Hoffman, Ralf Kiesslich8 Single Port LaparoscopyRicardo Zorron, Katherine Gash, Anthony R. Dixon9 Computer Assisted NOTES: From Augmented Reality to AutomationLuc Soler, Stéphane Nicolau, Michel de Mathelin, Jacques MarescauxSection 2: Current Clinical Applications and Techniques10 NOTES for Peritoneal ExplorationSeigo Kitano, Kazuhiro Yasuda11 NOTES CholecystectomyBernard Dallemagne, Jacques Marescaux12 NOTES AppendectomyJörn Bernhardt, Holger Steffen, Sylke Schneider-Koriath, Kaja Ludwig13 NOTES Applications in Colorectal SurgeryJoël Leroy, Michele Diana, James Wall14 NOTES Applied for Rectal SurgeryPatricia Sylla15 Bariatric NOTES ProceduresMichel Vix, James Wall, Jacques Marescaux16 Urologic Applications of NOTESCandace F. Granberg, Mitchell R. Humphreys, Matthew T. Gettman17 Gynecologic Applications of NOTESAntoine Watrelot, Géraldine Chauvin, Arnaud Wattiez18 NOTES ThyroidectomyTahar Benhidjeb, Michael StarkSection 3: Perspectives on NOTES19 Emerging NOTES ApplicationsRicardo Zorron, Haru Inoue20 NOTES Applications in Veterinary MedicineLynetta J. Freeman, Karine S. Pader21 NOTES and Pregnancy: Where We Are and Where We Could GoNicolas Bourdel, Janyne Althaus22 Thoracic Cavity Application of NOTESAlex Escalona, Brian G. Turner, Denise W. Gee23 Designing the NOTES Procedure RoomMouen A. Khashab, Anthony N. Kalloo24 Evolution and Future Developments of Instrument Technology for NOTESD. Nageshwar Reddy, G. V. Rao, Magnus J. Mansard25 Training the Gastroenterologist for NOTESNitin Kumar, Christopher C. Thompson26 Training the Surgeon for NOTESSilvana Perretta, Bernard Dallemagne, Jacques Marescaux27 Simulator-based training of NOTES proceduresKai Matthes, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Woojin Ahn, Suvranu De28 Possibilities for the futureAlexander Aurora, Jeffrey Ponsky