Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an experimental surgical technique whereby 'scarless' abdominal operations can be performed with an endoscope passed through a natural orifice (mouth, urethra, anus, etc.) then through an internal incision in the stomach, vagina, bladder or colon, thus avoiding any external incisions or scars. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an experimental surgical technique whereby 'scarless' abdominal operations can be performed with an endoscope passed through a natural orifice (mouth, urethra, anus, etc.) then through an internal incision in the stomach, vagina, bladder or colon, thus avoiding any external incisions or scars. 3. Minilaparoscopy-assisted natural orifice surgery.Tsin DA, Colombero LT, Lambeck J, Manolas P.JSLS. 2007 Jan-Mar;11(1):24-9.PMID 17651552