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Surgery is in a constant state of flux. In the last 20 years there has been a dramatic shift from large, open incisions for surgical extirpation to ever-smaller incisions to achieve the same surgical goals. Surgical removal of the kidney is a procedure that dates back to 1869 and up until the 1990s necessitated a large, morbid incision, a significant “surgical footprint” if you will. With technological advancement and surgical ingenuity, this “surgical footprint” has diminished with time. First, with the introduction of conventional laparoscopic nephrectomy, followed by LESS nephrectomy, and finally with the advent of NOTES nephrectomy, this “surgical footprint” has all but been abolished. Perhaps this is the final chapter in the evolution of scarless surgery?

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  1. Department of Urology, Keck Medical Center, University of Southern California Institute of Urology, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Suite 7416, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Scott Leslie B.Sc., (Med), MB BS (Hons), FRACS (Urol), Tania Gill BS & Mihir M. Desai M.D.

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  1. , Department of Urology, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH, United Kingdom

    Abhay Rane

  2. , Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical, Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, 75390, Texas, USA

    Jeffrey A. Cadeddu

  3. , Department of Urology, USC Institute of Urology, San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, 90089, California, USA

    Mihir M. Desai

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    Inderbir S. Gill

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Leslie, S., Gill, T., Desai, M.M. (2013). NOTES: Nephrectomy. In: Rane, A., Cadeddu, J., Desai, M., Gill, I. (eds) Scar-Less Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-360-6_18

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