BACKGROUND: Transanal resection of benign and selected malignant rectal tumors is a
well accepted surgical technique. The use of a stereoscopic microsurgical technique, as …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) permits precise excision of favorable tumors from
the mid and proximal rectum, thus avoiding transsacral and low anterior resection in select …

The aim of this study was to review experience with transanal endoscopic microsurgery
(TEM) and to assess its applicability to an existing practice of colorectal surgeons. Patients …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to describe a single institution's experience in the
use of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal tumors. METHODS: Between 1996 and …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive surgical technique for
performing local excision of rectal lesions in the mid and upper rectum that would otherwise …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has emerged as a minimally invasive means of
resecting rectal tumors. Developed in Germany and now being used with increasing …

PURPOSE: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was first used on a regular basis in
the United States in 1990. Because there is a sole source of instrumentation, the surgeons …

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 …

This study compares surgical outcomes for local resection of rectal tumors by two
approaches:(1) gasless, video-endoscopic transanal-rectal tumor excision (gasless VTEM); …

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS) has recently reemerged as a valuable
technique for the management of rectal neoplasms—both benign and malignant. Since the …