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.