PMID- 24721938
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140902
LR  - 20170126
IS  - 0393-2249 (Print)
IS  - 0393-2249 (Linking)
VI  - 66
IP  - 1
DP  - 2014 Mar
TI  - Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery, minilaparoscopy and natural orifice 
      transluminal endoscopic surgery in urology.
PG  - 25-35
AB  - This article reviews the development of laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery 
      (LESS), minilaparoscopy (MiniLap), and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic 
      surgery (NOTES) with a particular focus on the applications in urologic surgery. 
      We also provide the reader with a focused summary of the relevant nomenclature, 
      history, and comparative outcomes. A literature search was conducted on LESS, 
      MiniLap, needlescopy, microlaparoscopy and NOTES procedures in urology which is 
      current through January 2013. The most relevant contemporary publications were 
      selected and the pertinent findings were reviewed. Over the last few decades, we 
      note that many innovative surgeons have performed a myriad of urologic procedures 
      using LESS, MiniLap and NOTES techniques. These techniques are beginning to 
      garner interest throughout the world; however, the enthusiasm for said 
      techniques, while high, has not yet been met with high level scientific data 
      clearly demonstrating the advantages of these approaches over conventional 
      laparoscopy. In this review, we outline the history and clinical implementation 
      of these techniques while also reviewing the comparative data where it exists. We 
      attempt to provide the reader with a balanced overview of these techniques, their 
      origins and lay the groundwork for future research and development.
FAU - Tyson, M D
AU  - Tyson MD
AD  - Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ, USA - 
      Humphreys.Mitchell@mayo.edu.
FAU - Humphreys, M R
AU  - Humphreys MR
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - Italy
TA  - Minerva Urol Nefrol
JT  - Minerva urologica e nefrologica = The Italian journal of urology and nephrology
JID - 8503649
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Laparoscopy/*methods
MH  - *Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery
MH  - Urologic Diseases/*surgery
MH  - Urologic Surgical Procedures/*methods
EDAT- 2014/04/12 06:00
MHDA- 2014/09/03 06:00
CRDT- 2014/04/12 06:00
PHST- 2014/04/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/04/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/09/03 06:00 [medline]
AID - R19Y2014N01A0025 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2014 Mar;66(1):25-35.