Objectives: Since 2007, natural orifice surgery evolved from theory and animal research to clinical applications, but is still limited in the literature to small casuistic reports. A preliminary prospective evaluation of postoperative results of the early casuistic of Natural orifice Surgery for many indications may show advantages and disadvantages of the methods. The IMTN Multicenter Trial for Clinical NOTES was and early results are described.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
Cholecystectomy performed either by entering the stomach wall with the endoscope, or through a posterior vaginal opening.
Appendectomy performed either by entering the stomach wall with the endoscope, or through a posterior vaginal opening.
Hospital Municipal Lourenco Jorge
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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