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Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is the integration of laparoscopic minimally invasive surgical techniques with flexible endoscopy technology. Surgical treatment has been in constant evolution in the search for...
Minimal invasive surgery (MIS) has rapidly gained acceptance for the management of a wide variety of pediatric diseases. The evolution of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in children, especially newborns, has...
Thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is a rare, but technically challenging, disorder. Apart from their unfamiliarity with this condition, surgeons are often posed with challenges regarding the diverse methods available to...
Ever since mankind has had blood, efforts to stop bleeding have never ceased and so numerous methods for hemostasis have been developed. In recent decades, minimally invasive surgical techniques have...
Presacral tumors are rare; however, once diagnosed, surgical resection is recommended even in asymptomatic patients as there is potential risk for growth or malignant transformation. Many different types of surgical...
Adrenal surgery is undergoing continuous evolution and minimally invasive surgery is increasingly being used for the surgical management of adrenal masses. With robotic-assisted surgery being a widely accepted surgical treatment...
With the life span of the general population increased, rectal prolapse in elderly patients became a major concern in terms of the decision of the treatment modalities and quality of...
Recently, an increasing interest in less invasive surgery has led to the advent of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). LESS and NOTES could be...
The prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is rising with Korea becoming an aging society. As patients age, their comorbidities and the risks associated with anesthesia increase. Recently, there has...
Lumbar decompressive surgery is a standard surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Many surgical techniques have been introduced, ranging from open surgery to percutaneous procedures. Minimally invasive techniques are preferred because...
We report the case of a patient with mitral regurgitation complicated by type B dissection and Marfan syndrome (MFS) who was managed successfully with minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Without...
In spite of lack of randomized control study, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (DP) is regarded as appropriate treatment in managing benign and low grade malignant tumor in distal part of the...
An important trend of surgical procedure is minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Neurosurgery is an important part of the surgical field that may lead in trends. The MIS provides surgeons use...