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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with NOTES visualization—a step toward NOTES procedures

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 4; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.soard.2008.08.026

1878-7533

João Caetano Marchesini, Almino Ramos, Mário Nora, Manoel Galvão Neto, Cláudio Corá Mottin, Giórgio Alfredo Pedroso Baretta, Alexandre Vontobel Padoin, Myriam Moretto, Lucas Maggioni, Letícia Biscaino Alves, Carlos Kupski,

Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Background To demonstrate that bariatric procedures can be done with natural orifice visualization (NOTES) at 2 institutions (Nucleo Universitario de Estudos de Notes Centro de Cirurgia Experimental Vila do Conde–Junqueira, Vila do Conde, Portugal and Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil). NOTES is a new surgical approach that is being developed. It consists of the use of a minimally invasive technique in which the surgical procedure is performed through natural orifices, thereby circumventing incisions through the skin. Methods We performed vertical gastrectomy or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a porcine model using vaginal route visualization. Results A laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy with NOTES visualization in a porcine model was performed with safety. Conclusion: Bariatric procedures can be done with NOTES with results as good as those using laparoscopic techniques.