Editorial
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2011; 17(13): 1655-1665
Published online Apr 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i13.1655
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery: Progress in humans since white paper
Byron F Santos, Eric S Hungness
Byron F Santos, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Eric S Hungness, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Author contributions: Santos BF and Hungness ES contributed equally to this paper.
Correspondence to: Eric S Hungness, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Suite 650, 676 North St. Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. ehungnes@nmh.org
Telephone: +1-312-6952534 Fax: +1-312-6951462
Received: October 11, 2010
Revised: February 22, 2011
Accepted: March 1, 2011
Published online: April 7, 2011
Core Tip