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Technology (8)

Sep 2008 Do you have any idea as to why this technological concept has never been applied before in conventional or laparoscopic surgery? D Scott, MD Southwestern Medical Center Dallas (United States) M Anvari, MB BS, PhD, FRCSC, FACS St. Joseph's hospital - McMaster University Hamilton (Canada)
Jul 2008 Can you talk us through the latest technical and instrumental developments for NOTES in Japan? N Tanigawa, MD, PhD, FACS Department of General & Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka (Japan)
Jul 2008 Are there any problems related to the use of magnetic devices in your surgical environment? D Scott, MD Southwestern Medical Center Dallas (United States) M Anvari, MB BS, PhD, FRCSC, FACS St. Joseph's hospital - McMaster University Hamilton (Canada)
May 2008 What technology related to intraluminal surgery could be applied to NOTES? GB Cadière, MD, PhD Hôpital Universitaire St Pierre Brussels (Belgium)
Mar 2008 Are there any risks to using larger ports with regards to abdominal wall complications? JF Zhu, MD East Hospital of Tongji University Shanghai (China) It is possible to damage the abdominal wall or viscera when puncturing through the infra-umbilicus incision if we are using a larger trocar (the tri-channel trocar with the diameter of 15 mm). Caution must be taken to ...
What key technological developments in your field are likely to favour the expansion of NOTES? Feb 2008 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007
Nov 2007 Talk us through the use of magnets and gravity in NOTES M Ryou, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston (United States)
What key technological developments are likely to favour the expansion of NOTES? Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007

Concepts and philosophy (29)

May 2009 In your opinion, how will physicians train for NOTES, and will this technique be performed by surgeons, endoscopists, or both? R Kennedy, MD St. Mark's Hospital Harrow (United Kingdom)
May 2009 Laparoscopic surgery has now been around for the last two decades and your experience in this field is immense. We now hear more and more about techniques such as NOTES and single trocar surgery, what are your thoughts on these? R Kennedy, MD St. Mark's Hospital Harrow (United Kingdom)
May 2009 Is it conceivable and advantageous to have a colorectal department in which surgeons specialised in open, NOTES and laparoscopic surgery would work hand in hand? R Kennedy, MD St. Mark's Hospital Harrow (United Kingdom)
Jan 2009 Do you believe that NOTES has a future in colorectal surgery? SH Kim, MD Anam Hospital Seoul (Korea, Republic Of)
Jan 2009 You extract many colonic specimens through natural orifices. In your opinion, what are the indications, limits and future of NOTES for colorectal procedures? E Dozois, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester (United States)
Nov 2008 Can you describe the NOTES transgastric cholecystectomy and the potential obstacles to this technique? N Soper, MD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago (United States)
In your opinion, what are the therapeutic indications and in which areas of practice can NOTES be applied to? May 2008 Feb 2008 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007
May 2008 What do you think of the first totally NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy? A Fritscher-Ravens, MD Homerton University Hospital London (United Kingdom)
May 2008 What role can NOTES play in the treatment of morbid obesity? GB Cadière, MD, PhD Hôpital Universitaire St Pierre Brussels (Belgium)
May 2008 What key technological developments in your field are likely to favour the expansion of NOTES? A Fritscher-Ravens, MD Homerton University Hospital London (United Kingdom)
Is specific training needed for both the surgeon and the gastroenterologist, and if so, what kind? May 2008 Feb 2008 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 May 2007 May 2007 May 2007 May 2007
May 2008 How do you envisage a transesophageal access in the light of the high risks of lethal complications related to an intramediastinal surgery? A Fritscher-Ravens, MD Homerton University Hospital London (United Kingdom)
Mar 2008 In your opinion, what are the current technical limitations of NOTES which promotes TUES? JF Zhu, MD East Hospital of Tongji University Shanghai (China) NOTES is a procedure of great challenges. There are some problems at present because it is only at its early beginnings. Any difficulty in NOTES can be overcome in human beings with technical and instrumental ...
Mar 2008 In what ways can NOTES be compared to the single port approach? JF Zhu, MD East Hospital of Tongji University Shanghai (China) Compared to NOTES, single port approach, or transumbilical endoscopic surgery (TUES) can obtain the same cosmetic results. It is relatively simple and safe, and can avoid all the complications appeared in NOTES. TUES ...
What do you think of the first totally NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy that was performed at IRCAD after what had been done at Columbia University in New York? Feb 2008 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jun 2007
Dec 2007 What do you think of the totally NOTES sigmoidectomy (combined transgastric and transrectal route) and what is your opinion of NOTES generally speaking? ME Franklin, MD, FACS Texas Endosurgery Institute San Antonio (United States)
Dec 2007 Colorectal surgery: you were a pioneer of the open approach, a firm supporter of the laparoscopic approach; what is now your opinion of NOTES? RJ Heald, MD, FRCS North Hampshire Hospital Basingstoke (United Kingdom)
Nov 2007 For which clinical applications does NOTES suit best and what type of patient will benefit from it? D Rattner, MD Massachussetts General Hospital Boston (United States)
Nov 2007 You are known as a visionary in robotics applied to surgery; what do you think will be the place of robotics in NOTES? RM Satava, MD, FACS Yale University New Haven (United States)
Nov 2007 From GI endoscopy to surgery, exploring a forbidden territory: how did you do it? J Hochberger, MD St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim (Germany)
Nov 2007 Single port surgery and NOTES: competition or transition? D Rattner, MD Massachussetts General Hospital Boston (United States)
In your opinion, is NOTES as revolutionary as laparoscopy was in the 90's? Nov 2007 Nov 2007
Nov 2007 In what ways has NOTES evolved since last year's course at IRCAD? J Correia-Pinto, MD University of Minho Braga (Portugal)
Nov 2007 NOTES: science or fiction, do you believe it has a future? R Satava, MD, FACS Yale University School of Medicine New Haven (United States)
Nov 2007 Many surgeons are afraid of the transcolonic approach due to the septic risks, do you believe this is still the case? C Thompson, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston (United States)
Sep 2007 What is your experience of NOTES in Asia? Do you have or do you see any applications of NOTES in colorectal surgery? M Li, MD Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital Hong Kong (China)
Sep 2007 What is your experience in the field of NOTES in Brazil? R Zorron, MD, PhD University Hospital Teresopolis HCTCO-FESO Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Sep 2007 Any advantages over open and laparoscopic surgery? LL Swanström, MD, PhD, FACS Legacy Health System Portland, OR (United States)
Sep 2007 As you know, Lee Swanström has recently performed the first transgastric cholecystectomy in Portland. In your opinion, what are the advantages of NOTES over open and laparoscopic surgery? M Bailey, MD, FRCS Royal Surrey County Hospital and University of Surrey Guildford (United Kingdom)

Access / Closure (12)

Sep 2008 Do multiple accesses lead to a multiplied rate of complications? B Dunkin, MD, FACS The Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education Houston (United States) C Rolanda, MD University of Minho Braga (Portugal)
Sep 2008 Are there any risks associated with the use of multiple ports in NOTES? B Dunkin, MD, FACS The Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education Houston (United States) C Rolanda, MD University of Minho Braga (Portugal)
Jul 2008 What is your opinion of the indications for the transvesical access in humans? Is there a future for human applications or is it uniquely a laboratory experimentation? J Correia-Pinto, MD University of Minho Braga (Portugal) J Hazey, MD The Ohio State University Medical Center COLUMBUS (United States)
In your opinion, which approach (transvaginal, transgastric, transcolonic) will eventually be widely accepted, taking account of risks of infection and general acceptability? May 2008 Feb 2008 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Sep 2007 Sep 2007 May 2007 May 2007 May 2007 May 2007
May 2008 Does the use of endoscopic ultrasonography guarantee total security for transluminal access? A Fritscher-Ravens, MD Homerton University Hospital London (United Kingdom)
Mar 2008 In your opinion, what are the best indications for the single port approach? JF Zhu, MD East Hospital of Tongji University Shanghai (China) The indications for TUES surgery will change with improvement in the technique. I think that current best indications for TUES include appendectomy, liver cyst fenestration and cholecystectomy in general surgery. I am ...
Mar 2008 Do you think that morbid obesity represents any limitation to TUES? JF Zhu, MD East Hospital of Tongji University Shanghai (China) It is relatively difficult to do any surgery for obese patients. But I don’t think there is any limitation to TUES although it will be difficult to maneuver in obese patients. The technical difficulty will be overcome ...
Dec 2007 What is the benefit of colonic specimen extraction through the rectum? Do you believe this has led to NOTES sigmoidectomy? ME Franklin, MD, FACS Texas Endosurgery Institute San Antonio (United States)
Nov 2007 Targeting the chest: is it feasible and how could it be applied clinically? M Bergström, MD Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenberg (Sweden)
Nov 2007 From a surgeon’s perspective, what are the arguments that justify transcolonic access? H Feussner, MD Technische Universität München Munich (Germany)
Sep 2007 Can you tell us about the first NOTES transgastric cholecystectomy that you performed at Legacy Hospital in Portland, Oregon ? LL Swanström, MD, PhD, FACS Legacy Health System Portland, OR (United States)
Sep 2007 In your opinion, which approach (transvaginal, transgastric, transcolonic, transvesical) will eventually be widely accepted, taking account of risks of infection and general acceptability? M Bailey, MD, FRCS Royal Surrey County Hospital and University of Surrey Guildford (United Kingdom)

Human application (1)

Sep 2008 Do you think that NOTES has an applicability for colorectal surgeons? B Salky, MD Mount Sinai Medical Center New York (United States)