Background The last 30 years have witnessed a significant increase in the diagnosis of early-
stage rectal cancer and the development of new strategies to reduce the treatment-related …

The optimal treatment of early (T1 and T2) rectal adenocarcinomas remains controversial.
Local excision and radical resection with total mesorectal excision are the two surgical …

Objective: transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) allows locally complete excision of
rectal neoplasms and provides an alternative to conventional surgery for benign tumours …

Objective Despite recent advances, surgery remains the mainstay for the management of
rectal carcinoma. The conventional surgical treatment for low rectal carcinoma is total …

Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and transanal endoscopic
microsurgery (TEM) are minimally invasive procedures that can be used to treat early rectal …

Background In selected patients with early low rectal cancer, locoregional excision
combined with neoadjuvant therapy may be an alternative treatment option to total …

PURPOSE: This study was undertaken for the comparison of local resection for early rectal
carcinomas using transanal endoscopic microsurgery or anterior resection. METHODS: Data …

Background Early rectal cancer (ERC) is adenocarcinoma that has invaded into, but not
extended beyond, the submucosa of the rectum (that is a T1 tumour). Local excision is …

Background Overall survival from rectal cancer has almost doubled over the last 20 years.
Following recommendations in management guidelines plays some part in this, but the …

BACKGROUND: Treatment of early stage rectal cancer has excellent oncological results. To
reduce treatment-related mortality and morbidity and improve functional results, a focus on …