Gastric full-thickness suturing following NOTES procedures for closure of the access site to the peritoneal cavity

Endoscopy 2008; 40: E99-E100
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995574

Unusual cases and technical notes

D. von Renteln¹ , G. Kaehler² , A. Eickhoff³ , B. Riecken¹ , K. Caca¹

¹Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany
²Sektion Endoskopie und Sonographie der Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik, Universitätsklinik Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
³Medizinische Klinik C, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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K. Caca, MD

Medizinische Klinik I
Klinikum Ludwigsburg

Posilipostr. 4
71640 Ludwigsburg
Germany

eMail: karel.caca@kliniken-lb.de