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DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018307
Endoscopic Microsurgery of Rectal Tumors
Publication History
Publication Date:
17 March 2008 (online)
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Summary
Seventy-five patients with sessile adenomas or early carcinomas of the rectum or rectosigmoid were operated on with the new technique “transanal endoscopic microsurgery” Employing a newly developed complex endoscopic operating system, complete removal of sessile adenomas can be accomplished up to a distance of 25 cm from the anal verge, accurately and non-invasively. Complications occurred in three cases, with no resulting mortality. In the follow-up period we discovered only one adenomatous recurrence that required operative treatment. The superior accuracy of preparation, a short average stay in hospital, and low recurrence and complication rates are the advantages of this transanal endoscopic operative technique.
Key words:
Endoscopy - Microsurgery - Rectal tumors - Sessile adenomas