Prospective randomized comparison of gastrotomy closure associating tunnel access and over-the-scope clip (OTSC) with two other methods in an experimental ex vivo setting

Background: Safe transgastric natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures require a reliable closure of the gastrotomy. Recently a novel peritoneal access method via a submucosal tunnel has been described with encouraging preliminary results. Aim: The aim is to comp...

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Main Authors: Jean-Michel Gonzalez, Kayoko Saito, Changdon Kang, Mark Gromski, Mandeep Sawhney, Ram Chuttani, Kai Matthes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-02-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1390794