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Current status and activity regarding natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in Japan |
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| Authors: | Seigo Kitano M.D Hisao Tajiri M.D Kazuhiro Yasuda M.D Kiichi Ikdeda M.D Kazuki Sumiyama M.D Kiyokazu Nakajima M.D Yoshihisa Saida M.D |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan;2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;3. Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;4. Department of Surgery, Osaka university Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan;5. Third Department of Surgery, Toho University School of Medicine, Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan |
| Abstract: | Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a new, minimally invasive technique in the field of gastroenterological surgery. Research on NOTES has rapidly progressed all over the world. A joint committee on NOTES organized by the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) and the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) established Japan NOTES to encourage the responsible development and safe adoption of NOTES into clinical practice. This paper provides an overview of the current activity in regard to NOTES in Japan. |
| Keywords: | NOTES Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery Japan NOTES |