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Appraisal and Consideration of Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction Surgery in Colorectal Cancer

    https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793984419300012Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

    Although laparoscopic colectomy shows superior short-term outcomes and similar oncologic outcomes in comparison to conventional open colectomy, incision-related complications have weakened its advantages. The natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been considered as the most perfect surgical approach. However, monumental technical hurdles have precluded widely adoption of this technique. As a transient mode, the natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) emerges as the times require. Although it is accepted by surgeons for the treatment of colorectal cancer, there are still many disputes that need to be solved.