Publications by authors named "Carmen Tortajada Collado"

Introduction: Transluminal endoscopic surgery through natural orifices (NOTES) allows intraperitoneal surgical procedures with minimal access to the abdominal wall. Currently it is not yet possible to perform these interventions without laparoscopic assistance, so these procedures are hybrids, fusion of minilaparoscopy and transluminal endoscopic surgery We present a prospective clinical series of patients undergoing surgery for gallstones, with hybrid NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy with a nursing care plan adapted to this new approach.

Methods: Prospective clinical series of consecutive patients, nonrandomized, with transvaginal NOTES cholecystectomy.

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