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ReviewClinical endoscopy2025

True natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-transgastric cholecystectomy and beyond.

Pingting Gao, Jia Yu, Mingyan Cai, Lili Ma, Quanlin Li, Pinghong Zhou

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Review in Clinical endoscopy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Pingting GaoEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jia YuEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Mingyan CaiEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lili MaEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Quanlin LiEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Pinghong ZhouEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Funding

Oriental Young Talents Program QNKJ2024006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) represents a revolutionary advancement in minimally invasive surgery, eliminating the need for external incisions and offering faster recovery and improved aesthetics. Endoscopic transgastric cholecystectomy (ETGC), a NOTES-based procedure, stands out for its potential to revolutionize gallbladder removal by offering a truly scarless alternative to traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). This review explores the historical development of cholecystectomy, evolution of NOTES, and emergence of ETGC as a feasible alternative to LC. We highlight the technical refinements that have enabled ETGC, including innovations in full-thickness resection and suturing techniques, and discuss challenges such as visibility, orientation, and wound closure. Finally, we examine the role of robotic platforms in enhancing precision and expanding clinical applications by positioning ETGC as a transformative technique in the era of minimally invasive surgery.

Indexed as

CholecystectomyMinimally invasive surgical proceduresNatural orifice endoscopic surgery

Identifiers

PMID40746137
PMCPMC12314614

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