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Current status and future perspectives in laparoendoscopic single‐site and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic urological surgery |
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| Authors: | Riccardo Autorino Robert J Stein Estevão Lima Rocco Damiano Rakesh Khanna Georges‐Pascal Haber Michael A White Jihad H Kaouk |
| Institution: | 1. Center for Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA;2. Urology Clinic, Second University of Naples, Napoli,;3. Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal;4. Department of Urology, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy;5. and |
| Abstract: | Objective of this study is to provide an evidence‐based analysis of the current status and future perspectives of scarless urological surgery. A PubMed search has been performed for all relevant urological literature regarding natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and laparoendoscopic single‐site surgery (LESS). In addition, experience with LESS and NOTES at our own institution has been considered. All clinical and investigative reports for LESS and NOTES procedures in the urological literature have been considered. A wide variety of clinical procedures in urology have been succesfully completed by using LESS techniques. Thus far, experience with NOTES has largely been investigational, although early clinical reports are emerging. Further development of instrumentation and platforms is necessary for both techniques to become more widely adopted throughout the urological community. |
| Keywords: | laparoendoscopic single‐site surgery (LESS) natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) scarless surgery urology |