“…Further methods appear to be even more traumatic and time consuming. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] And even if the anastomosis is prepared within the abdomen using recently published techniques, the specimen still has to be retrieved through an abdominal incision. 11 A considerable increase of interest in natural orifice surgery has been induced by the white paper of the Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research (NOSCAR).…”
“…Further methods appear to be even more traumatic and time consuming. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] And even if the anastomosis is prepared within the abdomen using recently published techniques, the specimen still has to be retrieved through an abdominal incision. 11 A considerable increase of interest in natural orifice surgery has been induced by the white paper of the Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research (NOSCAR).…”
“…Other methods are even more traumatic and time consuming. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Even if the anastomosis is prepared within the abdomen using recently published techniques, the specimen still has to be retrieved through an abdominal incision. 11 The white paper published by the Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research (NOSCAR) 12 defined technical and ethical rules for scarless surgery.…”
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