Atypical indications for transanal endoscopic microsurgery to avoid major surgery

X Serra-Aracil, L Mora-Lopez… - Techniques in …, 2014 - Springer
Background Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was originally designed for the
removal of rectal tumors, principally incipient adenomas, and adenocarcinomas up to 20 cm …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: risk factors for local recurrence of benign rectal adenomas

PA Whitehouse, HS Tilney, JN Armitage… - Colorectal …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique for
excision of selected benign and malignant rectal neoplasms. It is considered a safe and …

Outcomes after transanal endoscopic microsurgery with intraperitoneal anastomosis

DJ Eyvazzadeh, JT Lee, RD Madoff… - Diseases of the Colon …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery has gained increasing popularity as a
treatment alternative for early stage rectal neoplasms. With continued advances in technique …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for local excision of rectal lesions: is there a learning curve

B Koebrugge, K Bosscha, MF Ernst - Digestive surgery, 2009 - karger.com
Background: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique
for the local resection of benign and stage T1 rectal lesions in selected patients, associated …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: initial registry results

LE Smith, ST Ko, T Saclarides, P Caushaj… - Diseases of the colon & …, 1996 - Springer
PURPOSE: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was first used on a regular basis in
the United States in 1990. Because there is a sole source of instrumentation, the surgeons …

Postoperative complications in the treatment of rectal neoplasia by transanal endoscopic microsurgery: a prospective study of risk factors and time course

CFS Marques, CSR Nahas, U Ribeiro… - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a safe and efficient minimally invasive
treatment for rectal benign and early malignant neoplasia, but postoperative complications …

Quality of local excision for rectal neoplasms using transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus transanal minimally invasive surgery: a multi-institutional matched …

L Lee, K Edwards, IA Hunter, JE Hartley… - Diseases of the Colon …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: There are no data comparing the quality of local excision of rectal
neoplasms using transanal endoscopic microsurgery and transanal minimally invasive …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a safe and reliable technique even for complex rectal lesions

RJ Darwood, JMD Wheeler… - Journal of British …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique for
the excision of rectal lesions, with lower morbidity and mortality rates than open surgery …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: a prospective evaluation of functional results

PA Cataldo, S O'Brien, T Osler - Diseases of the colon & rectum, 2005 - Springer
PURPOSE Local excision is a commonly used technique for many benign and selected
malignant rectal lesions. Compared with radical resection, it is associated with decreased …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: local recurrence rate following resection of rectal cancer

PA Whitehouse, JN Armitage, HS Tilney… - Colorectal …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a safe and effective treatment for the
excision of benign rectal adenomas. In recent years it has been used for the excision of …