[The present and future status of "scarless" surgery]

Area of Science:

• Surgical innovation
• Minimally invasive techniques
• Medical technology advancement

Background:

• Minimizing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions is a key goal in surgery.
• Flexible endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery offer successful minimally invasive approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the concept of scarless surgery by synergistically combining flexible endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery.
• To assess the feasibility and potential of scarless interventions in various body cavities.

Main Methods:

• Leveraging successful techniques from flexible gastroenterological endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery.
• Conducting animal experiments to evaluate intervention feasibility in peritoneal and retroperitoneal cavities.

Main Results:

• Animal experiments demonstrated encouraging results regarding the feasibility of scarless interventions.
• The concept shows potential for various types of interventions within the peritoneal and retroperitoneal cavities.

Conclusions:

• Scarless surgery holds promise for replacing certain minimally invasive procedures and opening new applications.
• Further research, instrument development, and infrastructure are needed to establish its superiority and widespread adoption.