Transgastric Endoscopic Cholecystectomy of the Pig.
- Author:
Sung Woo CHO
1
;
Dong Ho CHOI
;
Yong Jin KIM
;
Kyung Yul HUR
;
Jin Oh KIM
;
Jae Jun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. jjkim2@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Clinical Trial
- Keywords:
Pig;
NOTES;
Cholecystectomy
- MeSH:
Abdominal Cavity;
Animal Experimentation;
Cholecystectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2008;74(1):71-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is the new therapeutic technique. This procedure stands on the cutting edge of minimal invasive surgery that accesses the abdominal cavity through a natural orifice under the endoscopic image. There have been many animal experiments, and clinical trials of NOTES. We performed a transgastric endoscopic cholecystectomy of a pig using conventional endoscopic instruments through a natural orifice and the assistance of a 5mm laparoscopic trocar.