Contributors, xx
Foreword, xx
Preface, xx
Section 1: Development of NOTES Concept
1 History of NOTES
Xavier Dray, Anthony N. Kalloo
2 Endoscopic Platforms for NOTES
Pankaj J. Pasricha, Homero Rivas
3 Physiology of NOTES
Juliane Bingener, Angela M. Johnson
4 Infection Control in NOTES
Peter N. Nau, Jeffrey W. Hazey
5 NOTES Access Techniques
Eduardo A. Bonin, Christopher J. Gostout
6 NOTES Closure Techniques
Erwin Rieder, Lee L. Swanstrom
7 Minilaparoscopy in the Endoscopy Unit
Arthur Hoffman, Ralf Kiesslich
8 Single Port Laparoscopy
Ricardo Zorron, Katherine Gash, Anthony R. Dixon
9 Computer Assisted NOTES: From Augmented Reality to Automation
Luc Soler, Stéphane Nicolau, Michel de Mathelin, Jacques Marescaux
Section 2: Current Clinical Applications and Techniques
10 NOTES for Peritoneal Exploration
Seigo Kitano, Kazuhiro Yasuda
11 NOTES Cholecystectomy
Bernard Dallemagne, Jacques Marescaux
12 NOTES Appendectomy
Jörn Bernhardt, Holger Steffen, Sylke Schneider-Koriath, Kaja Ludwig
13 NOTES Applications in Colorectal Surgery
Joël Leroy, Michele Diana, James Wall
14 NOTES Applied for Rectal Surgery
Patricia Sylla
15 Bariatric NOTES Procedures
Michel Vix, James Wall, Jacques Marescaux
16 Urologic Applications of NOTES
Candace F. Granberg, Mitchell R. Humphreys, Matthew T. Gettman
17 Gynecologic Applications of NOTES
Antoine Watrelot, Géraldine Chauvin, Arnaud Wattiez
18 NOTES Thyroidectomy
Tahar Benhidjeb, Michael Stark
Section 3: Perspectives on NOTES
19 Emerging NOTES Applications
Ricardo Zorron, Haru Inoue
20 NOTES Applications in Veterinary Medicine
Lynetta J. Freeman, Karine S. Pader
21 NOTES and Pregnancy: Where We Are and Where We Could Go
Nicolas Bourdel, Janyne Althaus
22 Thoracic Cavity Application of NOTES
Alex Escalona, Brian G. Turner, Denise W. Gee
23 Designing the NOTES Procedure Room
Mouen A. Khashab, Anthony N. Kalloo
24 Evolution and Future Developments of Instrument Technology for NOTES
D. Nageshwar Reddy, G. V. Rao, Magnus J. Mansard
25 Training the Gastroenterologist for NOTES
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C. Thompson
26 Training the Surgeon for NOTES
Silvana Perretta, Bernard Dallemagne, Jacques Marescaux
27 Simulator-based training of NOTES procedures
Kai Matthes, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Woojin Ahn, Suvranu De
28 Possibilities for the future
Alexander Aurora, Jeffrey Ponsky
