Endoscopic surgery - exploring the modalities

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2015; 7(11): 326-334
Published online Nov 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i11.326

Endoscopic surgery - exploring the modalities

Daniel Jin Keat Lee, Kok-Yang Tan

Daniel Jin Keat Lee, Kok-Yang Tan, Department of Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore 768828, Singapore

Author contributions: Lee DJK performed the majority of the research around this topic, wrote the manuscript and obtained figures for the article; Tan KY designed the article framework and contributed to the editing of the manuscript.

Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

Correspondence to: Dr. Kok-Yang Tan, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Director of Geriatric Surgery Service, Head and Senior Consultant of Department of Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90 Yishun Central, Singapore 768828, Singapore. kokyangtan@gmail.com

Telephone: +65-66023207 Fax: +65-66023648

Received: April 19, 2015
Peer-review started: April 21, 2015
First decision: August 19, 2015
Revised: September 14, 2015
Accepted: October 1, 2015
Article in press: October 8, 2015
Published online: November 27, 2015
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Core tip: This article is a comprehensive review of endoscopic surgery. It analyses the different types of endosurgery from endoscopic submucosal dissection, endoscopic full-thickness resection and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. This article highlights the relevant topics and recent advances in this area. In addition all the latest procedural devises such as the master and slave transluminal endoscopic robot endoscopic robot, multitasking endoscopes and other examples are described. Finally a clear and comprehensive review of the latest human clinical trials and their outcomes are outlined. Hence overall, readers will have a full understanding of endosurgery, the currently available as well as upcoming technology and their safety profiles.