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: Although local excision of rectal cancers is a less morbid alternative to radical
resection, its role as a curative procedure is unclear. The role of adjuvant therapy after local …

Background Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), a recent
development in the field of minimally invasive surgery, may offer advantages over open and …

PURPOSE: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique for
full-thickness excision of benign and malignant rectal neoplasms located 4 to 24 cm above …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) allows local excision of rectal tumors located 4 to
18 cm above the anal verge. The technique is not yet generally established because of the …

Background This study aimed to assess the efficacy of transanal endoscopic microsurgery
(TEM) in the treatment of rectal carcinoid tumor. Methods Between May 1994 and April 2006 …

Objective Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), a minimally invasive technique has
been employed in the excision of benign and well‐selected malignant rectal tumours since …

Objective Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has become increasingly common in
the management of rectal adenomas and also in selected cases of rectal carcinomas. The …

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

The potential advantages of ultrasound dissection using UltraCision (UC), an ultrasonically
activated scalpel, rather than conventional electrosurgery (ES) were investigated …