Research Article
Usefulness of a Flexible Port for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery by the Transrectal and Transvaginal Routes
Table 2
Results of the in vivo study. It was possible to perform partial gastrectomy and cholecystectomy by pure NOTES.
| | Transrectal route |
| | Partial gastrectomy () | Cholecystectomy () |
| | The number of port-setting | 12 mm (2 routes) 7 mm (1 route) | 12 mm (1 route) 7 mm (2 route) |
| | Time between gastric piercing and fully port-setting (min.) | 32.5 | 19.5 | | Operation time (min.) | 187.5 | 119 | | Mount of bleeding | 50 g | 50 g |
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