NOTES and Endoluminal Surgery

John R. Romanelli, MD, FACS University of Massachusetts / Baystate Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Springfield, MA USA David J. Desilets, MD, PhD, FACP, FASGEUniversity of Massachusetts / Baystate Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Springfield, MA USA David B. Earle, MD, FACSSenior Fellow, Office of Device Evaluation, US Food and Drug AdministrationLowell Surgical Associates, North Chelmsford, MA, USA

• The History of NOTES.- Fundamentals of NOTES.- Endoscopic GI Surgery.- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection.- Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection.- Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy.- Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Non-Achalasia Disorders.- Flexible Endoscopic Zenker’s Diverticulotomy.- Per-oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy.- Endoluminal Bariatric Procedures.- NOTES Transgastric Diaphragm Pacing.- NOTES Pancreatic Debridement.- NOTES Pancreatic Pseudocystgastrostomy.- Transgastric Peritoneoscopy.- NOTES Hernia Repair.- Flexible Endoscopic Transvaginal Cholecystectomy.- NOTES Rigid Transvaginal Cholecystectomy.- NOTES Transvaginal Appendectomy.- NOTES Transvaginal Sleeve Gastrectomy.- Transvaginal Tubal Sterilization and Hysterectomy.- NOTES Transanal  Colorectal Resection.- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery.- Transvaginal NOTES Nephrectomy.