NOTES, including lack of an abdominal scar, reduction
of postoperative pain and faster recovery, but also
has advantages of safe peritoneal entry and maintenance
of pneumoperitoneum. We began focusing on
this new laparoscopic technology within the last year
and subsequently developed a simple method for the
procedure. From November 2008 to May 2009, we
applied this surgery for 33 patients, obtained abdominal
cosmetic results and satisfactory recovery.