BACKGROUND: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a faster and safer alternative to
traditional surgical treatment of adenomas and low-risk (T1) rectal tumors. However …

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 …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence relating to the
safety and efficacy of transanal endoscopic microsurgery, a relatively new technique used to …

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: There is debate regarding the appropriate use of transanal endoscopic
microsurgery for rectal cancer. OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed our single-center …

Background Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has emerged as an alternative to
classic radical operation for early rectal cancer. Early rectal cancer can be treated by …

BACKGROUND: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is superior to other methods of local
excision of rectal cancer, but few studies report long-term follow-up data. OBJECTIVE: This …

Background Transanal endoscopic microsurgery as a local therapy option for rectal
neoplasms is a tissue-sparing technique that protects the anal sphincter. The present …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the long-term risk of local and distant recurrence
as well as the survival of patients with early rectal cancer treated using transanal endoscopic …

PURPOSE: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery provides a minimally invasive alternative to
radical surgery for excision of benign and malignant rectal tumors. The purpose of this study …