<s>
Natural	B-Algorithm
orifice	I-Algorithm
transluminal	I-Algorithm
endoscopic	I-Algorithm
surgery	I-Algorithm
(	O
NOTES	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
surgical	O
technique	O
whereby	O
"	O
scarless	O
"	O
abdominal	O
operations	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
with	O
an	O
endoscope	O
passed	O
through	O
a	O
natural	O
orifice	O
(	O
mouth	O
,	O
urethra	O
,	O
anus	B-Application
,	O
vagina	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
then	O
through	O
an	O
internal	O
incision	O
in	O
the	O
stomach	O
,	O
vagina	O
,	O
bladder	O
or	O
colon	O
,	O
thus	O
avoiding	O
any	O
external	O
incisions	O
or	O
scars	B-Device
.	O
</s>
