Natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in Europe: summary of the working group reports of the Euro-NOTES meeting 2010

A. Meining; H. Feussner; P. Swain; G. Z. Yang; K. Lehmann; R. Zorron; S. Meisner; J. Ponsky; H. Martiny; N. Reddy; J. R. Armengol-Miro; P. Fockens; A. Fingerhut; G. Costamagna

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1256128

Endoscopy 2011; 43(2): 140-143
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256128

Review

Natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in Europe: summary of the working group reports of the Euro-NOTES meeting 2010

A. Meining¹ , H. Feussner² , P. Swain³ , G. Z. Yang⁴ , K. Lehmann⁵ , R. Zorron⁶ , S. Meisner⁷ , J. Ponsky⁸ , H. Martiny⁹ , N. Reddy¹⁰ , J. R. Armengol-Miro¹¹ , P. Fockens¹² , A. Fingerhut¹³ , G. Costamagna¹⁴

¹Department of Medicine II, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
²Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University, Munich, Germany
³St Mary’s Hospital London, Department of Surgical Oncology and Techology, London, UK
⁴Imperial College, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, London, UK
⁵Chirurgische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz I, Klinik für Allgemein-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie, Charité – Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
⁶University Hospital Teresopolis, Department of Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
⁷Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
⁸Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Ohio Cleveland, USA
⁹Abt. Technische Hygiene, Charité, Berlin, Germany
¹⁰Chairman & Chief of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India
¹¹Institut de Recerca Hospital, Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
¹²Academic Medical Center,University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
¹³Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Department of Surgery, Poissy, France
¹⁴Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy

Abstract

The fourth Euro-NOTES workshop took place in September 2010 and focused on enabling intensive scientific dialogue and interaction between participants to discuss the state of the practice and development of natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in Europe. Five working groups were formed, consisting of participants with varying scientific and medical backgrounds. Each group was assigned to an important topic: the correct strategy for dealing with bacterial contamination and related complications, the question of the ideal entry point and secure closure, interdisciplinary collaboration and indications, robotics and platforms, and matters related to training and education. This review summarizes consensus statements of the working groups to give an overview of what has been achieved so far and what might be relevant for research related to NOTES in the near future.

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