NOTES Procedures
Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)
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Suture Materials: Suture Size, Absorption Time, Suture Needles and Clinical Significance
Suture Material Choice of appropriate suture material and its gauge is dependent on the anatomical location of the wound, the…
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FlexDex: Articulated Laparoscopic Instrument That Moves Like Robot
Articulating laparoscopic instruments is designed to provide the user with fully articulating, wristed motion during laparoscopic surgery. The instruments are…
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Common Suture Patterns and Suture Techniques
Common Suture Patterns Development of good technique requires a knowledge and understanding of the rational mechanics involved in suturing. When…
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Ultrasonic Vibrating Needles for Modified Fine Needle Biopsy and Cancer Diagnostics
Conventional Needle Biopsy The diagnosis of diseases like cancer almost always needs a biopsy. Other tests can suggest that cancer…
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Trocar Site Hernia (Port Site Hernia): Definition, Classification, Pathogenesis
In 1987, Mouret performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy dramatically changing surgical practice. The performance of abdominal laparoscopic surgery increased and…
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Colonoscopy: Preparation, Procedure, Insurance Coverage
Colonoscopy or coloscopy is the endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus. It…
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Steerable Lasers for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally invasive surgeries in which surgeons gain access to internal tissues through natural orifices or small external excisions are common…
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Single Channel Endoscopic Suturing System
Endoscopic Suturing Systems Endoscopic suturing devices have been used in a limited fashion for about a decade. There are reports…
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Flexible Robotic System Offers Articulated Scope for Laryngeal and Colorectal Surgery
Medrobotics Flexible Robotic System technology utilizes a highly articulated multi-linked scope that can be steered along non-linear, circuitous paths in…
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