Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2011; 17(33): 3795-3801
Published online Sep 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i33.3795
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopy surgery: A review
João Moreira-Pinto, Estevão Lima, Jorge Correia-Pinto, Carla Rolanda
João Moreira-Pinto, Estevão Lima, Jorge Correia-Pinto, Carla Rolanda, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
João Moreira-Pinto, Pediatric Surgery division, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal
Estevão Lima, Department of Urology, Hospital de Braga, 4709-057 Braga, Portugal
Jorge Correia-Pinto, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital de Braga, 4709-057 Braga, Portugal
Carla Rolanda, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Braga, 4709-057 Braga, Portugal
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Carla Rolanda, MD, PhD, Surgical Sciences Research Domain, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4709-057 Braga, Portugal. crolanda@ecsaude.uminho.pt
Telephone: +351-253604910 Fax: +351-253604809
Received: October 4, 2010
Revised: December 1, 2010
Accepted: December 8, 2010
Published online: September 7, 2011
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