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Overview: Rationale and Terminology

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In the last several decades, with the advent of the Internet and globalization, the world has seen unprecedented information dissemination and exchange. Accompanying this explosion of information has been an unquestionable and previously unparalleled increase in the development and propagation of technology and techniques in medicine and, in particular, in minimally invasive surgery. Herein, we provide currently accepted usage of nomenclature and the rationale for utilitization of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) in urology.

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  1. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 111 Colchester Ave, ACC EP5 Urology, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA

    Hagop Sarkissian M.D. & Brian H. Irwin 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

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

    Inderbir S. Gill

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Sarkissian, H., Irwin, B.H. (2013). Overview: Rationale and Terminology. 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_2

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