Population perception of surgical safety and body image trauma: a plea for scarless surgery?

Bucher, Pascal Alain Robert; Pugin, François Louis; Ostermann Bucher, Sandrine; Ris, Frédéric; Chilcott, Michael John; Morel, Philippe

doi:10.1007/s00464-010-1180-1

Scientific article

Meta-analysis

English

Population perception of surgical safety and body image trauma: a plea for scarless surgery?

ContributorsBucher, Pascal Alain Robert; Pugin, François Louis; Ostermann Bucher, Sandrine; Ris, Frédéric; Chilcott, Michael John; Morel, Philippe

Published inSurgical endoscopy, vol. 25, no. 2, p. 408-415

Collection

Open Access - Licence nationale Springer

Publication date2011

Abstract

Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) are prospected as the future of minimally invasive surgery. While scarless surgery (NOTES and LESS) is gaining increasing popularity, perception of these approaches should be investigated.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude of Health Personnel
Body Image
Cicatrix/prevention & control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Esthetics
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Laparoscopes
Laparoscopy/methods/trends
Male
Middle Aged
Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery/methods
Patient Satisfaction/statistics & numerical data
Perception
Questionnaires
Risk Assessment
Sex Factors
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive/methods/trends
United States
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Citation (ISO format)

BUCHER, Pascal Alain Robert et al. Population perception of surgical safety and body image trauma: a plea for scarless surgery? In: Surgical endoscopy, 2011, vol. 25, n° 2, p. 408–415. doi: 10.1007/s00464-010-1180-1

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:24871
DOI : 10.1007/s00464-010-1180-1
PMID : 20602141

Journal ISSN0930-2794

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Population perception of surgical safety and body image trauma: a plea for scarless surgery?

Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) are prospected as the future of minimally invasive surgery. While scarless surgery (NOTES and LESS) is gaining increasing popularity, perception of these approaches should be investigated.

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