Scar-less Surgery

Scar-Less Surgery: NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others is a truly multi-disciplinary title, weaving together the surgical aspects of this new technique with its application in relation to urology, the gastrointestinal tract, thoracics, obstetrics/gynecology and Skull-base trauma, among other things Contains full color illustrations Written by an international team of experts Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) are based on the premise that patients should benefit in terms of recovery time, physical discomfort, pain, and cosmesis if a surgical procedure can be performed without visible scarring. Scar-Less Surgery: NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others is a multi-disciplinary effort which weaves together the surgical aspects of these novel techniques. It is the  first comprehensive reference on the subject providing state-of-the-art technical information to both general and  urologic surgeons while also highlighting future developments and research needs. Table of contents Contents Dedication Preface Contributors Part I: Overview 1: Historical Perspectives of LESS and NOTES Michael L. Blute, Jr, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, and Lee Richstone 2: Overview: Rationale and Terminology Hagop Sarkissian and Brian H. Irwin 3: Visualization Options Prashanth P. Rao, Shashikant Mishra, and Pradeep P. Rao 4: LESS: Ports and Instrumentation Michael A. White and Robert J. Stein 5: Retraction Systems in Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and NOTES Melanie L. Hafford and Daniel J. Scott 6: Exit Strategies Melissa S. Phillips and Jeffrey L. Ponsky 7: Mini-Laparoscopic Systems John E. Humphrey and David Canes 8: Access: Transgastric Bernard Dallemagne, Silvana Perretta, and Michele Diana 9: Access: Transcolonic Nitin Kumar and Christopher C. Thompson 10: Access: Transvaginal Maria J. Ribal Caparros and Antonio Alcaraz Asensio 11: Access: Trans-Vesical Estevao Lima and Jorge Correia-Pinto 12:Access: Trans-Umbilical Abhay Rane and Riccardo Autorino Part II: NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery) 13: NOTES: Laboratory Work Candace F. Granberg and Matthew T. Gettman 14: NOTES: Appendectomy D. Nageshwar Reddy, G. Venkat Rao, and Magnus Jayaraj Mansard 15: NOTES: Cholecystectomy (European Experience) Silvana Perretta and Jacques Marescaux 16: NOTES: Cholecystectomy (US Experience) Saniea F. Majid, Bryan J. Sandler, and Santiago Horgan 17: NOTES: Gastro-Jejunostomy Per-Ola Park and Maria Bergström 18: NOTES: Nephrectomy Scott Leslie, Tania Gill, and Mihir M. Desai 19: NOTES: Challenges Oussama M. Darwish, Matthew J. Maurice, and Lee E. Ponsky Part III: LESS (Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site Surgery) 20: LESS: Pyeloplasty Sara L. Best and Jeffrey A. Cadeddu 21: LESS: Extirpative Renal Surgery Including Donor Dennis J. Lee and Mihir M. Desai 22: LESS: Adrenal Surgery Soroush Rais-Bahrami and Lee Richstone 23: LESS: Pelvic Reconstructive Urological Surgery André Luis de Castro Abreu and Monish Aron 24: LESS: Radical Prostatectomy Humberto Kern Laydner and Jihad H. Kaouk 25: Single Port Laparoscopy: Issues and Complications Jay D. Raman Part IV: Future Perspectives 26: Robotic LESS Urological Surgery: Experience and Future Perspectives Rakesh Vijay Khanna, Mihir M. Desai, and Robert J. Stein 27: Future Perspectives on Scarless Surgery: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going Alexander R. Aurora and Jeffrey L. Ponsky Index