Recent Advances in Laparoscopy.

The purpose of NOTES (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) [[6]] is to perform surgery without leaving any visible scars, but the procedure has almost disappeared after more than ten years of eager innovation. Robotic surgery has demonstrably revolutionized the precision of surgery, and also promises to achieve a hitherto unprecedented improvement in the outcome of treatment for patients [[11]]. This gave rise to the rather puzzling situation of fewer complications and more favorable recovery in patients undergoing open surgery with optimized perioperative treatment compared to those who underwent minimally invasive surgery without an appropriate environment. Besides, it hindered the translation of reduced operative trauma into measurable patient outcome parameters such as the length of hospital stay or postoperative recovery in patients undergoing extensive cancer surgery, including esophageal resection. [Extracted from the article]