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The purpose of our experimental research was to assess the effects of aging on the main corneal structures in healthy corneas. Small, human cornea samples were collected from 20 Caucasian subjects during surgery for traumatic lesions to the eye. Ten subjects were adults (mean age 28 years) and ten were elderly (mean age 76 years). Morphological analysis was carried out using light microscopy and electron microscopy. Another 40 patients (20 young: mean age ˂ 30 yrs; 20 elderly: mean age ˃ 70yrs) were studied in vivo by confocal microscopy.

Obiettivi: La Endoluminal Loco-Regional Resection tramite Microchirurgia Endoscopica Transanale (ELRR by TEM) può
rappresentare in pazienti selezionati con tumore del retto un opzione alternativa alla Total Mesorectal Excision Laparoscopica
(LTME). La valutazione della Qualità di Vita (QoL) è un importante parametro delle sequelae funzionali. In un precedente lavoro,
gli Autori hanno riportato i risultati a breve e medio termine della QoL in pazienti sottoposti a ELRR by TEM vs LTME. L’obiettivo

Background:
Endoluminal loco-regional resection (ELRR) by transanal endoscopic
microsurgery (TEM) may be an alternative treatment option to laparoscopic total
mesorectal excision (LTME), in selected patients with N0 rectal cancer. Post-operative
Quality of Life (QoL) evaluation is an important parameter of outcomes related to high
percentage of functional sequelae. We reported, in a previous published paper, the short and
medium term results of QoL in patients underwent ELRR by TEM or LTME.
Aim: