Prevention of infection during natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) was identified as one of the most important challenges for translumenal surgery. Does infection prevention during NOTES warrant such attention? This article summarizes the accumulated data about septic complications during translumenal surgery.
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument Street, Room 423, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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