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Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2006TEM has been used effectively to treat large rectal polyps and early rectal malignancy for more than 20 years in Europe. Until recently, only a few specialized centers offered TEM in the United States, where it is now gaining popularity. Many hospitals have purchased equipment and are offering TEM; however, the equipment is expensive and the learning ...
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery.
British journal of hospital medicine, 1995Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a minimally invasive technique for local excision of tumours in the rectum and lower sigmoid colon. It allows precise transanal dissection and suturing, and enables sphincter-preserving local resection to be performed without an abdominal or perineal incision.
M, Brett, M, Hershman
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2003Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a newly developed, minimally invasive technique for the local resection of rectal tumours. Its place needs to be defined.Literature review.Local excision of rectal tumours is associated with low mortality and morbidity. It is indicated in adenomas for curation and in rectal cancer for palliation.
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for carcinoma of the rectum
Surgical Endoscopy, 2006The authors present their experience with rectal cancers managed by transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM).This prospective study investigated patients undergoing primary TEM excision for definitive treatment of rectal cancer between January 1996 and December 2003 by a single surgeon in a tertiary referral colorectal surgical unit.For this study, 52 ...
S, Maslekar +2 more
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal cancer
European Journal of Cancer, 2002If curation is intended for rectal cancer, total mesorectal excision with autonomic nerve preservation (TME) is the gold standard. Transanal resection is tempting because of low mortality and morbidity rates. However, inferior tumour control, provoked by the limitations of the technique, resulted in its cautious application and use mainly for ...
de Graaf, EJ +5 more
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Technique of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM).
Surgical technology international, 1996Early stages of rectal cancer, well and ~oderately differentiated, have a l~w r~te of regional spread a~d therefore may be treated by conservative therapy. 1-3 Transanal Bnrloscopic MIcrosurgery (TEM)was In- troduced into clinical practice' by G. Buess in 1983.This technique allows for the local treatment of be- nign lesions and the early stages of ...
Guierrieri M +3 more
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Clinical results of transanal endoscopic microsurgery
Surgical Endoscopy, 1988Using the "transanal endoscopic microsurgery" technique, 140 patients were treated at the Department of Surgery in Cologne and Mainz. Of the patients with adenomas, 68.2% had typical symptoms preoperatively. The postoperative hospital attendance was 8.7 days, with an average resection size of 14.4 cm2.
G, Buess +7 more
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal cancer
Clinical Radiology, 2016Since its introduction in the 1980s, total mesorectal excision (TME) has been the standard surgical technique for treating rectal cancer. This procedure involves removing the rectum and the surrounding envelope of fat along the plane of the mesorectal fascia.
A, Slater +3 more
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Training program for transanal endoscopic microsurgery
Surgical Endoscopy, 1988Televised endoscopy and the concept of the "assisted" endoscopic operation is of great help in teaching surgical endoscopic techniques. The use of training dummies provides a new method of training manual dexterity and surgical skills in special courses or in surgical skill laboratories.
K, Kipfmüller +3 more
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Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Excision
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2002Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a new technique that has not yet found its place in routine practice. The procedure results in dilation of the anal sphincter with a large-diameter operating sigmoidoscope, sometimes for a prolonged period. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of transanal endoscopic microsurgery on anorectal ...
M L, Kennedy, D Z, Lubowski, D W, King
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