Emerging robotic platforms for minimally invasive surgery

V Vitiello, SL Lee, TP Cundy… - IEEE reviews in …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent technological advances in surgery have resulted in the development of a range of
new techniques that have reduced patient trauma, shortened hospitalization, and improved …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus standard transanal excision for the removal of rectal neoplasms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Clancy, JP Burke, MR Albert… - Diseases of the Colon …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is the intraluminal excision of rectal
lesions with the use of instrumentation to maintain a stable pneumorectum, enabling a …

Transanal minimally invasive surgery: a giant leap forward

S Atallah, M Albert, S Larach - Surgical endoscopy, 2010 - Springer
Background Our novel approach is a hybrid between transanal endoscopic microsurgery
(TEM) and single-port laparoscopy that we have termed TransAnal Minimally Invasive …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is more effective than traditional transanal excision for resection of rectal masses

JS Moore, PA Cataldo, T Osler… - Diseases of the colon & …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery, developed by Buess in the 1980s, has
become increasingly popular in recent years. No large studies have compared the …

A predictive model for local recurrence after transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal cancer

SP Bach, J Hill, JRT Monson, JNL Simson… - Journal of British …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background The outcome of local excision of early rectal cancer using transanal endoscopic
microsurgery (TEM) lacks consensus. Screening has substantially increased the early …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus conventional transanal excision for patients with early rectal cancer

D Christoforidis, HM Cho, MR Dixon… - Annals of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS) with conventional
transanal excision (TAE) in terms of the quality of resection, local recurrence, and survival …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus total mesorectal excision of T1 rectal adenocarcinomas with curative intention

EJR De Graaf, PG Doornebosch, R Tollenaar… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: After total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer, pathology is standardized
with margin status as a predictor for recurrence. This has yet to be implemented after …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery resection of rectal tumors: outcomes and recommendations

BM Tsai, CO Finne, JF Nordenstam… - Diseases of the colon …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
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 …

British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland guidelines for the management of large non-pedunculated colorectal …

MD Rutter, A Chattree, JA Barbour, S Thomas-Gibson… - Gut, 2015 - gut.bmj.com
These guidelines provide an evidence-based framework for the management of patients
with large non-pedunculated colorectal polyps (LNPCPs), in addition to identifying key …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is superior to transanal excision of rectal adenomas

EJR De Graaf, JWA Burger… - Colorectal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Comparison of transanal excision (TE) and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) of
rectal adenomas (RA) has rarely been performed. Method From 1990 to 2007, the results of …