Per-Oral Pyloromyotomy (POP)
A growing body of literature supports the use of laparoscopic pyloroplasty as a minimally invasive treatment of refractory gastroparesis that has failed conservative measures and for benign gastric outlet obstruction….
The Evolution of “New Notes,” Origins, and Future Directions
The transformation of the submucosa into a working space provided a paradigm shift for endolumenal endoscopic intervention. The submucosal space can provide an undermining access to the removal of overlying…
POEM, the Prototypical “New NOTES” Procedure and First Successful NOTES Procedure
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) was first performed in 2008 as a novel treatment of achalasia. It is now performed globally, demonstrating the evolution of the first successful natural orifice transluminal…
Lessons Learned from Traditional NOTES
The idea of natural orifice surgery was conceived by Kantsevoy and Kalloo in the late 1990s. A group of surgeons formed the Apollo Group in 1997. Their vision and mission…
The New NOTES: More “E” and Less “S” Leads to Success!
Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD, FASGE, Editor In this issue, renowned natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) pioneers offer several cogent reasons for the perceived demise of “traditional NOTES” procedures, such…
The New NOTES Expands Interventional Endoscopy
Charles J. Lightdale, MD, Consulting Editor Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been around for a dozen years or more without gaining much traction. Early pioneers had visions of…
