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Clinical Application of Single-Surgeon, Three-Port, Laparoscopic Resection for Colorectal Cancer with Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction
Published on: March 24, 2023
Hybrid surgery: combined laparoscopy and natural orifice surgery
Jonathan P Pearl1, Jeffrey M Marks, Jeffrey L Ponsky
1Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Abstract:
Hybrid procedures combine laparoscopy and natural orifice surgery techniques. Some groups are currently using hybrid procedures to investigate the concepts of pure natural orifice surgery. Thus far, hybrid procedures have validated the safety of transgastric peritoneoscopy, although improved instrumentation is imperative before widespread clinical applications. As technical improvements develop from hybrid surgery, gastrointestinal endoscopy and abdominal surgery could be revolutionized.

