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Endoscopy 2011; 43(2): 140-143
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256128
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Natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in Europe: summary of the working group reports of the Euro-NOTES meeting 2010

A.  Meining1 , H.  Feussner2 , P.  Swain3 , G.  Z.  Yang4 , K.  Lehmann5 , R.  Zorron6 , S.  Meisner7 , J.  Ponsky8 , H.  Martiny9 , N.  Reddy10 , J.  R.  Armengol-Miro11 , P.  Fockens12 , A.  Fingerhut13 , G.  Costamagna14
  • 1Department of Medicine II, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
  • 2Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University, Munich, Germany
  • 3St Mary’s Hospital London, Department of Surgical Oncology and Techology, London, UK
  • 4Imperial College, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, London, UK
  • 5Chirurgische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz I, Klinik für Allgemein-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie, Charité – Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
  • 6University Hospital Teresopolis, Department of Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 7Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 8Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Ohio Cleveland, USA
  • 9Abt. Technische Hygiene, Charité, Berlin, Germany
  • 10Chairman & Chief of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India
  • 11Institut de Recerca Hospital, Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
  • 12Academic Medical Center,University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 13Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Department of Surgery, Poissy, France
  • 14Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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The fourth Euro-NOTES workshop took place in September 2010 and focused on enabling intensive scientific dialogue and interaction between participants to discuss the state of the practice and development of natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in Europe. Five working groups were formed, consisting of participants with varying scientific and medical backgrounds. Each group was assigned to an important topic: the correct strategy for dealing with bacterial contamination and related complications, the question of the ideal entry point and secure closure, interdisciplinary collaboration and indications, robotics and platforms, and matters related to training and education. This review summarizes consensus statements of the working groups to give an overview of what has been achieved so far and what might be relevant for research related to NOTES in the near future.

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Prof. A. Meining

II. Medizinische Klinik
Technische Universität München
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