@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Daniel P. Casella, Marc C. Smaldone, Timothy D. Averch},
TITLE = {Natural orifi ce transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): current experience and  urologic applications},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {17},
YEAR = {2010},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {5151--5161},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v17n3/62035},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Natural orifi ce transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) 
has attracted considerable recent attention for its potential 
to allow traditional abdominal procedures to be performed 
without a transabdominal incision. With considerable 
experience in the development and application of 
minimally invasive techniques, urologists have played a 
signifi cant role in early experimental NOTES efforts and 
have contributed to early investigations in human subjects 
accordingly. However, adoption of these techniques has 
been limited due to cumbersome endoscopic equipment 
and concerns regarding peritonitis from failed viscerotomy 
closure. Experience with use of NOTES in human 
subjects is limited, and studies comparing NOTES to 
conventional minimally invasive techniques are lacking. 
Until adequate endoscopes are developed to facilitate a 
pure NOTES approach, multiple portals of entry will 
be necessary to facilitate both urologic and non-urologic 
reconstructive and extirpative procedures. Our aim is 
to evaluate NOTES techniques, portals of entry, early 
clinical experiences, and the application of NOTES to 
urologic surgery.},
DOI = {}
}