Table 1.

Natural orifice specimen extraction surgery for gastric cancer

Abbreviations	Full name	Orifice
GC-NOSES I	Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (Billroth I) with transrectal specimen extraction	Rectum
GC-NOSES II	Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (Billroth I) with transvaginal specimen extraction	Vagina
GC-NOSES III	Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (Billroth II) with transrectal specimen extraction	Rectum
GC-NOSES IV	Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (Billroth II) with transvaginal specimen extraction	Vagina
GC-NOSES V	Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with transrectal specimen extraction	Rectum
GC-NOSES VI	Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with transvaginal specimen extraction	Vagina
GC-NOSES VII	Laparoscopic total gastrectomy with transrectal specimen extraction	Rectum
GC-NOSES VIII	Laparoscopic total gastrectomy with transvaginal specimen extraction	Vagina
GC-NOSES IX	Laparoscopic partial gastrectomy with transoral specimen extraction	Mouth

GC: Gastric cancer; NOSES: Natural orifice specimen extraction surgery.