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Transvesical thoracoscopy: a natural orifice translumenal endoscopic approach for thoracic surgery
| Resumo: | Recently there has been an increasing enthusiasm for using natural orifices translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) to perform scarless abdominal procedures. We have previously reported the feasibility and safety of the transvesical endoscopic peritoneoscopy in a long-term survival porcine model as useful for those purposes. Herein, we report our successful experience performing transvesical and transdiaphragmatic endoscopic approach to the thoracic cavity in a long-term survival study in a porcine model. |
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| Autores principais: | Lima, Estêvão Augusto Rodrigues de |
| Outros Autores: | Henriques-Coelho, Tiago; Rolanda, Carla; Pêgo, José M.; Silva, David; Carvalho, José L.; Correia-Pinto, Jorge |
| Assunto: | Swine Endoscopy Laparoscopy Peritoneal cavity Thoracic cavity |
| Ano: | 2007 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | Recently there has been an increasing enthusiasm for using natural orifices translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) to perform scarless abdominal procedures. We have previously reported the feasibility and safety of the transvesical endoscopic peritoneoscopy in a long-term survival porcine model as useful for those purposes. Herein, we report our successful experience performing transvesical and transdiaphragmatic endoscopic approach to the thoracic cavity in a long-term survival study in a porcine model. |
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