Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM)

Quality of life and anorectal function after transanal surgery for rectal cancer. A literature review

L’obiettivo della presente revisione della letteratura è quello di analizzare i risultati in termini di qualità di vita e funzione anorettale dopo Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) e Trans-Anal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) nel trattamento dei tumori del retto. Gli autori hanno condotto una revisione della letteratura attraverso il database PubMed usando le seguenti parole chiave: “quality of life”, “rectal cancer”, “transanal surgery”, “TEM” e “TAMIS”.

Modified sentinel lymph node technique combined with Endoluminal Loco-Regional Resection for the treatment of rectal tumors: a fourteen year experience

After Endoluminal Loco-Regional Resection (ELRR) by Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgey (TEM) the N parameter may remain undefined. Nucleotide-Guided Mesorectal Excision (NGME) improves the lymph nodes harvest. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the long term oncological results after ELRR with NGME.

Anal function after endoluminal loco-regional resection by transanal endoscopic microsurgery and radiotherapy for rectal cancer

AIM: In patients with rectal cancer, surgery and chemo-radiotherapy may affect the anal sphincter function. Few studies evaluated the ano-rectal function after neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy (n-CRT) and/or Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of n-CRT and TEM on ano-rectal function.