Absorbable ligation loops for flexible endoscopy: a necessary tool for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.

  • Markus B Schoenberg
  • Philipp Ströbel
  • Daniel von Renteln
  • Axel Eickhoff
  • Georg F Kähler

Abstract

One of the main challenges of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) remains the development of safe and reliable tools. In this study, we introduce the first absorbable ligatures specifically designed for NOTES.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer4
ISSN0016-5107
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2011
pubmed 21288519