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Dallemagne B, Perretta S, Marescaux J. NOTES, TUES, TULA, NOTUS, .... Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Jan 2008;8(1). URL: http://www.eats.fr/doi-ed01en0019.htm
B Dallemagne, MD (France), S Perretta, MD (France), J Marescaux, MD, FACS, FRCS (France)
When Antony Kalloo presented his experience in transgastric surgery in 2004, he could not imagine that he and NOTES would be at the epicentre of a revolution in laparoscopic surgery. When ASGE and SAGES created a working group to develop transluminal surgery, while some did think that NOTES would improve conventional...
Full articleMarescaux J. Operation Anubis: A New Step in NOTES History!. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Apr 2007;7(4). URL: http://www.eats.fr/doi-ed01en0018.htm
J Marescaux, MD, FACS, FRCS (France)
On April 2nd 2007, at the University Hospital of Strasbourg, Professor Jacques Marescaux and his team, B. Dallemagne, MD, S. Perretta, MD, D. Mutter, MD, PhD, FACS, A. Wattiez, MD, D. Coumaros, MD, successfully performed the first no scar surgery. This first human incisionless operation was carried out using a flexible endoscope...Dallemagne B, Marescaux J. NOTES: another step forward!. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Mar 2007;7(3). URL: http://www.eats.fr/doi-ed01en0017.htm
B Dallemagne, MD (France), J Marescaux, MD, FACS, FRCS (France)
Since the editorial of July 2006, the field of NOTES has grown exponentially. Change is part of surgery. The lesson learned from the advent of laparoscopic surgery is that we could now be witnessing the third surgical revolution. By nature surgeons are innovators and it seems that NOTES is here to stay. A...Satava RM. The early chronicles: a personal historical perspective. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Oct 2006;6(10). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0021.htm
RM Satava, MD, FACS (United States)
Introduction Development of current systems The commercialization years Challenges and future systems Conclusion References ABSTRACT The use of robotics has been emerging for about 75 years, however it is only during the past 5 years that the potential of robotics has been recognized by the surgical...Anvari M, Marescaux J. Robotic Surgery: Ready for Prime time. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Oct 2006;6(10). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0020.htm
M Anvari, MB BS, PhD, FRCSC, FACS (Canada), J Marescaux, MD, FACS, FRCS (France)
With the introduction of robots in surgery during the early 80s, numerous promises came along with their use, many of which did not achieve clinical significance. The advent of minimally invasive surgery and the resulting boundaries for the surgeon due to the length of the instruments, reduction in degrees of freedom, 2D...Anvari M, Marescaux J. Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): The Dawn of a New Era. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Jul 2006;6(7). URL: http://www.eats.fr/doi-ed01en0016.htm
M Anvari, MB BS, PhD, FRCSC, FACS (Canada), J Marescaux, MD, FACS, FRCS (France)
The field of flexible endoscopy has undergone a major paradigm shift from a simple diagnostic tool to an advanced interventional and surgical tool capable of sophisticated diagnosis, and surgical therapies of gastrointestinal as well as peritoneal and thoracic structures. Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery...Kitagawa Y, Kitajima M. Impact of sentinel node navigation in laparoscopic surgery for malignant diseases. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, May 2003;3(5). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0005.htm
Y Kitagawa, MD (Japan), M Kitajima, MD (Japan)
Despite recent advances in technology and instruments, controversy has continued to surround the feasibility and reliability of curative laparoscopic surgery for malignant diseases. Completion of resection with safe surgical margins and sufficient lymph node dissection are critical components for curativity in cancer surgery....Van Velthoven R. Advantages of 3D visual effects in laparoscopic surgery. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Jan 2003;3(1). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0001.htm
R Van Velthoven, MD (Belgium)
Advances in laparoscopy have been made in parallel with the development of miniaturized endoscopic camera systems, which transmit images to a 2-dimensional screen. Developments thus far have been based on intra-abdominal procedures, which allow ample working space and laparoscopic views that enable the surgeon to perceive the...Tanigawa N. Update on laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer in Japan. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Oct 2002;2(10). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0013.htm
N Tanigawa, MD, PhD, FACS (Japan)
Several series indicate that laparoscopy-assisted colectomy for cancer (LAC) is safe, technically feasible, and provides various patient-related benefits. However, the use of LAC for cancer is restricted, particularly in Western countries. Concerns regarding the oncological adequacy of the procedure include inadequate resection, unusual...Querleu D. The contribution of laparoscopy to oncological gynecology. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Jul 2002;2(7). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0008.htm
D Querleu, MD (France)
Laparoscopy has revolutionized surgery for gynecological cancers. Nevertheless, one may ask: "What are its advantages?" Indeed, the gains of smaller incisions seem insignificant compared to the question of survival rates. The following arguments may be advanced in favor of laparoscopy: - pain management has become a legal obligation for...Heald RJ. The laparoscope in colorectal cancer. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Apr 2002;2(4). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0010.htm
RJ Heald, MD, FRCS (United Kingdom)
The world of bowel cancer surgery now seems divided into two camps: those firmly convinced that open surgery will be replaced by laparoscopy and those who regard this process as far too expensive for general use and irrelevant to the more serious business of reducing local recurrence and permanent stomas. The challenge of anatomic nerve...Raiga J. Advances in gynecological surgery. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Mar 2002;2(3). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0015.htm
J Raiga, MD (Monaco)
Gynecologists have been the pioneers in laparoscopic surgery. At the beginning of the 1970s, the first concepts of laparoscopic-assisted gynecological surgery were devised by Hubert Manhès and the School in Clermont-Ferrand run by Professor Maurice-Antoine Bruhat. The technique was highly criticized at a time when the well-known saying...Marescaux J. Code name: Lindbergh operation. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Jan 2002;2(1). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0002.htm
J Marescaux, MD, FACS, FRCS (France)
"The madman forces doors, the wise follow” Persian proverb In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew non-stop across the Atlantic for the first time in history, aboard the “Spirit of St. Louis”. This pioneering feat took place from Paris to New York. It was in the same spirit of innovation and daring that the IRCAD/EITS (Institut de...Miccoli P. The role of minimally invasive surgery in endocrinology. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Dec 2001;1(12). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0011.htm
P Miccoli, MD, PhD (Italy)
The use of endoscopic surgery for endocrine glands dates back to 1993, when the first series of laparoscopic adrenalectomies was presented. This procedure offered such important advantages to patients that in a few years, it became the golden standard for the treatment of adrenal diseases. A similar approach to the neck, where the...Hashizume M. Initial experience of robotic surgery for digestive diseases in Japan. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Sept 2001;1(9). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0014.htm
M Hashizume, MD, PhD (Japan)
Robotic and computer-assisted systems are making exceptional progress in the field of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Successful total thoracoscopic and laparoscopic procedures assisted by a computer enhanced surgical system have recently been reported in 30 patients (Hashizume et al., 2000). The articulation of the robotic system...Marescaux J. Inventing the future in surgery. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Jun 2001;1(6). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0006.htm
J Marescaux, MD, FACS, FRCS (France)
" One of the best ways of predicting the future is to invent it. This is the century in which, if you have a good vision, you can actually build it. " This assertion by Alan Kay shows the way to apprehend the revolution which will probably affect the field of surgery. All the technologies which are going to affect medical behaviour...Milsom J. Rubbing Aladdin's Lamp: e-Surgical Learning. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, May 2001;1(5). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0007.htm
J Milsom, MD (United States)
There is a certain magical quality which the internet has provided to all seekers of knowledge. We now no longer must open books or paper journals to learn. We are painfully aware that paper-based publications are often outdated by the time they go to press. Now, literally by the correct combination of keystrokes (rubbing Aladdin's lamp)...Satava RM. The BioIntelligence Age*: Surgery in the Post-Information Age. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Apr 2001;1(4). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0009.htm
RM Satava, MD, FACS (United States)
While we have seen remarkable changes in surgery in the past 2 decades, this is just a preview of what is to come. Laparoscopic techniques will be replaced by robotic and computer-enhanced methods for minimally access surgery (MAS). There will be even more reliance upon 3-D imaging modalities for preoperative planning, intraoperative...Tanigawa N, Shinohara H. Future of minimally invasive surgery for stomach cancer. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Mar 2001;1(3). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0003.htm
N Tanigawa, MD, PhD, FACS (Japan), H Shinohara, MD, PhD (Japan)
Since the historic milestone of a gastrectomy performed by Theodor Billroth in 1881, surgery has offered a proven and effective treatment modality for stomach cancer. During the recent 40 years, the standardized operation consisting of a complete resection of the gastric tumor with extended (D2) lymph node dissection, established in...Satava RM. Holomer*: Scientific Infrastructure for Information Age Healthcare. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Feb 2001;1(2). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0004.htm
RM Satava, MD, FACS (United States)
One of the most empowering healthcare tools of the Information Age is the three dimensional digital image of a specific person, derived from a CT scan, MRI, ultrasound or other modality. Today, these images are displayed upon a computer monitor, however, based upon technology in the laboratories today, they will be displayed as three...Marescaux J. Why WebSurg?. Epublication: WeBSurg.com, Jan 2001;1(1). URL: http://www.websurg.com/ref/doi-ed01en0012.htm
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