Background The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of
natural orifice endoscopic transanal total mesorectal excision (TME) with laparoscopic …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for advanced polyps and ea... : Medicine Transanal
endoscopic microsurgery for advanced polyps and early cancers in the rectum—Long-term …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was developed in the early 1980s as a minimally
invasive technique allowing the resection of benign rectal adenomas. For this indication …

Purpose Local excision of malignant rectal tumors remains controversial due to the lack of
prospective studies. The principal aim of this paper is to analyze survival and recurrence of …

Background In 1997 we launched a prospective program of transanal endoscopic
microsurgery (TEM) for the treatment of rectal cancer. Methods Suitability for TEM was based …

METHODS: From 1996 to 2007, 353 consecutive rectal adenomas were evaluated
according to a standard protocol. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery was intended in all …

Transanal endoscopic surgery (TES) consists of a series of anorectal surgical procedures
using different devices that are introduced into the anal canal. TES has been developed …

Transanal use of laparoscopic instrumentation has been described in several case reports
as an alternative to transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). Both of these techniques …

Background The current method of choice for local resection of benign and selected
malignant rectal tumors is transanal endoscopic microsurgery. Transanal minimally invasive …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique for excision of
rectal tumors that avoids conventional pelvic resectional surgery along with its risks and side …