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Kouladouros K, Jakobs J, Stathopoulos P, Kähler G, Belle S, Denzer U. Endoscopic submucosal dissection versus endoscopic mucosal resection for the treatment of rectal lesions involving the dentate line. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:4485-4495. [PMID: 38914887 PMCID: PMC11289217 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-024-10994-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND The ideal treatment of epithelial neoplastic rectal lesions involving the dentate line is a controversial issue. Piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is the most commonly used resection technique, but it is associated with high recurrence rates. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been shown to be safe and effective for the treatment of rectal lesions, but evidence is lacking concerning its application close to the dentate line. The aim of our study is to compare ESD and EMR for the treatment of epithelial rectal lesions involving the dentate line. METHODS We identified all cases of endoscopic resections of rectal lesions involving the dentate line performed in two German high-volume centers between 2010 and 2022. Periinterventional and follow-up data were collected and retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS We identified 68 ESDs and 62 EMRs meeting our inclusion criteria. ESD showed a significant advantage in en bloc resection rates (89.7% vs. 9.7%; P = 0.001) and complete resection rates (72.1% vs. 9.7%; P = 0.001). The overall curative resection rate was similar between both groups (ESD: 92.6%, EMR: 83.9%; P = 0.324), whereas in the subgroup of low-risk adenocarcinomas ESD was curative in 100% of the cases vs. 14% in the EMR group (P = 0.002). There was one local recurrence after ESD (1,5%) vs. 16 (25.8%) after EMR (P < 0.0001), and the EMR patients required an average of three further interventions. CONCLUSION ESD is superior to EMR for the treatment of epithelial rectal lesions involving the dentate line and should be considered the treatment of choice.
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- Konstantinos Kouladouros
- Central Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Department, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
- Central Interdisciplinary Endoscopy, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK), Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Infectiology, Marburg University Hospital, Baldingerstrasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Infectiology, Marburg University Hospital, Baldingerstrasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Central Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Department, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- Central Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Department, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Infectiology, Marburg University Hospital, Baldingerstrasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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Dekkers N, Dang H, van der Kraan J, le Cessie S, Oldenburg PP, Schoones JW, Langers AMJ, van Leerdam ME, van Hooft JE, Backes Y, Levic K, Meining A, Saracco GM, Holman FA, Peeters KCMJ, Moons LMG, Doornebosch PG, Hardwick JCH, Boonstra JJ. Risk of recurrence after local resection of T1 rectal cancer: a meta-analysis with meta-regression. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:9156-9168. [PMID: 35773606 PMCID: PMC9652303 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09396-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND T1 rectal cancer (RC) patients are increasingly being treated by local resection alone but uniform surveillance strategies thereafter are lacking. To determine whether different local resection techniques influence the risk of recurrence and cancer-related mortality, a meta-analysis was performed. METHODS A systematic search was conducted for T1RC patients treated with local surgical resection. The primary outcome was the risk of RC recurrence and RC-related mortality. Pooled estimates were calculated using mixed-effect logistic regression. We also systematically searched and evaluated endoscopically treated T1RC patients in a similar manner. RESULTS In 2585 unique T1RC patients (86 studies) undergoing local surgical resection, the overall pooled cumulative incidence of recurrence was 9.1% (302 events, 95% CI 7.3-11.4%; I2 = 68.3%). In meta-regression, the recurrence risk was associated with histological risk status (p < 0.005; low-risk 6.6%, 95% CI 4.4-9.7% vs. high-risk 28.2%, 95% CI 19-39.7%) and local surgical resection technique (p < 0.005; TEM/TAMIS 7.7%, 95% CI 5.3-11.0% vs. other local surgical excisions 10.8%, 95% CI 6.7-16.8%). In 641 unique T1RC patients treated with flexible endoscopic excision (16 studies), the risk of recurrence (7.7%, 95% CI 5.2-11.2%), cancer-related mortality (2.3%, 95% CI 1.1-4.9), and cancer-related mortality among patients with recurrence (30.0%, 95% CI 14.7-49.4%) were comparable to outcomes after TEM/TAMIS (risk of recurrence 7.7%, 95% CI 5.3-11.0%, cancer-related mortality 2.8%, 95% CI 1.2-6.2% and among patients with recurrence 35.6%, 95% CI 21.9-51.2%). CONCLUSIONS Patients with T1 rectal cancer may have a significantly lower recurrence risk after TEM/TAMIS compared to other local surgical resection techniques. After TEM/TAMIS and endoscopic resection the recurrence risk, cancer-related mortality and cancer-related mortality among patients with recurrence were comparable. Recurrence was mainly dependent on histological risk status.
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- Nik Dekkers
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Directorate of Research Policy (Formerly: Walaeus Library), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Gastrounit-Surgical Division, Center for Surgical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medical Sciences, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, IJsselland Hospital, Capelle Aan Den IJssel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Jensen DRK, Jaensch C, Madsen AH. The accuracy of trans rectal ultrasonography (TRUS) in early-stage rectal cancer or benign adenomas. Scand J Gastroenterol 2019; 54:603-608. [PMID: 31090476 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2019.1614662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Background: Screening for colorectal cancer in Denmark has resulted in more patients being diagnosed with benign adenomas and early-stage rectal cancer. In general, TRUS is accepted as a good modality for evaluating the above mentioned before deciding on surgery. Objective: To investigate the accuracy of TRUS in a clinical setting at the Region Hospital in Herning, Denmark. Study design: Retrospective cohort study from January 2016 to June 2018. Methods: Quantitative method. The cohort (117 patients) was recruited by searching for specific procedure codes. Data were collected by going through the electronic patient files. Results: TRUS predicted T0, T1, T2 and T3 with an accuracy of 91%, 35%, 43% and 20% respectively and an overall accuracy of 68%. A weighted Cohens kappa value of 0.30 (p ≤ .05). TRUS differentiated between T0/T1 with a sensitivity of 70%, specificity of 85% and an accuracy of 85% and kappa value of 0.44 (p ≤ .05). Conclusion: TRUS can with great precision establish whether the tumor is benign so correct local treatment can be instituted.
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- a Department of Surgery , Herning Regional Hospital , Herning , Denmark
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Clermonts SHEM, van Loon YT, Wasowicz DK, Langenhoff BS, Zimmerman DDE. Comparative Quality of Life in Patients Following Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery and Healthy Control Subjects. J Gastrointest Surg 2018; 22:1089-1097. [PMID: 29508218 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3718-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is considered the successor of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS). It makes use of more readily available laparoscopic instruments and single-port access platforms with similar perioperative, clinical and oncological outcomes. Little is known about quality of life (QoL) outcomes after the use of TAMIS. The aim of this study was to assess QoL after TAMIS in our patients and compare this with QoL in the healthy Dutch population. METHODS All patients undergoing TAMIS for selected rectal neoplasms between October 2011 and March 2014 were included in this analysis. Patients were studied for a minimal period of 24 months. QoL outcomes were measured using the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire; faecal continence was measured using the Faecal Incontinence Severity Index questionnaire. Patient reported outcomes were compared to case-matched healthy Dutch control subjects. We hypothesise that undergoing TAMIS will subsequently result in a decreased quality of life in patients compared to healthy individuals. RESULTS Thirty-seven patients (m:f = 17:20, median 67 years) were included in the current analysis. In four patients (10.8%), postoperative complications occurred. The median follow-up was 36 (range 21-47) months. Postoperative QoL scores are similar comparable to those reported by Dutch healthy controls. Patients reported a statistically significant better QoL score in the 'bodily pain' domain when compared to the controls (81.8 vs. 74.1 points) (p = 0.01). Significant worse QoL scores for the 'social functioning' domain were reported by patients after TAMIS (84.4 vs. 100 points) (p = 0.03). CONCLUSION TAMIS seems to be a safe technique with postoperative QoL scores similar to that of healthy case matched controls in 3-year follow-up. There seems to be no association between faecal incontinence and reported QoL. Negative effects of TAMIS on social functioning of patients should not be underestimated and should be discussed during preoperative counselling.
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- Stefan H E M Clermonts
- Department of Surgery, ETZ (Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital), 5042 AD, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, ETZ (Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital), 5042 AD, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, ETZ (Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital), 5042 AD, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, ETZ (Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital), 5042 AD, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, ETZ (Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital), 5042 AD, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
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Transanal minimally invasive surgery for rectal polyps and selected malignant tumors: caution concerning intermediate-term functional results. Int J Colorectal Dis 2017; 32:1677-1685. [PMID: 28905101 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-017-2893-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is gaining worldwide popularity as an alternative for the transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS) method for the local excision of rectal polyps and selected neoplasms. Data on patient reported outcomes regarding short-term follow-up are scarce; data on functional outcomes for long-term follow-up is non-existent. METHODS We used the fecal incontinence severity index (FISI) to prospectively assess the fecal continence on the intermediate-term follow-up after TAMIS. The primary outcome measure is postoperative fecal continence. Secondary outcome measures are as follows: perioperative and intermediate-term morbidity. RESULTS Forty-two patients (m = 21:f = 21), median age 68.5 (range 34-94) years, were included in the analysis. In four patients (9.5%), postoperative complications occurred. The median follow-up was 36 months (range 24-48). Preoperative mean FISI score was 8.3 points. One year after TAMIS, mean FISI score was 5.4 points (p = 0.501). After 3 years of follow-up, mean FISI score was 10.1 points (p = 0.01). Fecal continence improved in 11 patients (26%). Continence decreased in 20 patients (47.6%) (mean FISI score 15.2 points, [range 3-31]). CONCLUSIONS This study found that the incidence of impaired fecal continence after TAMIS is substantial; however, the clinical significance of this deterioration seems minor. The present data is helpful in acquiring informed consent and emphasizes the need of proper patient information. Functional results seem to be comparable to results after TEMS. Furthermore, we confirmed TAMIS is safe and associated with low morbidity.
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Osera S, Ikematsu H, Fujii S, Hori K, Oono Y, Yano T, Kaneko K. Endoscopic treatment outcomes of laterally spreading tumors with a skirt (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2017; 86:533-541. [PMID: 28174124 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS A "skirt" is a slightly elevated flat lesion with wide pits occasionally observed at the margin of laterally spreading tumors (LSTs). However, the endoscopic treatment outcomes of LSTs with skirts have not been clarified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the endoscopic treatment outcomes of LSTs with skirts. METHODS Between February 2006 and March 2014, 996 LSTs were retrospectively examined to assess the clinicopathologic characteristics, procedure time, en bloc resection rate, R0 resection rate, adverse events, and local recurrence rate of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and of endoscopic resection. RESULTS Endoscopic treatment was performed in 35 cases of LSTs with skirts (ratio of ESD to endoscopic piecemeal mucosal resection [EPMR], 32:3) and 961 cases of LSTs without skirts (ratio of ESD to EMR to EPMR to polypectomy, 381:275:114:191). LSTs with a skirt were associated with a significantly higher recurrence rate (P < .01). In both ESD and EPMR, LSTs with a skirt were associated with a higher recurrence rate when compared with LSTs without a skirt (odds ratio, 12.7; P = .032, and odds ratio, 12.3; P = .061, respectively). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that the presence of the skirt and piecemeal resection were significant predictors of local recurrence. CONCLUSIONS LSTs with skirts had a significantly higher local recurrence rate after endoscopic treatment compared with LSTs without skirts, especially after EPMR. Therefore, ESD should be recommended as an endoscopic treatment for LSTs with skirts to minimize local recurrence.
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- Shozo Osera
- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology, Saku Central Hospital Advanced Care Center, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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Transanal endoscopic surgery (TES) techniques encompass a variety of approaches, including transanal endoscopic microsurgery and transanal minimally invasive surgery. These allow a surgeon to perform local excision of rectal lesions with minimal morbidity and the potential to spare the need for proctectomy. As understanding of the long-term outcomes from these procedures has evolved, so have the indications for TES. In this study, we review the development of TES, its early results, and the evolution of new surgical techniques. In addition, we evaluate the most recent research on indications and outcomes in rectal cancer.
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- Earl V Thompson
- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Al Bandar MH, Han YD, Razvi SA, Cho MS, Hur H, Min BS, Lee KY, Kim NK. Comparison of trans-anal endoscopic operation and trans-anal excision of rectal tumors. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2017; 14:18-24. [PMID: 28127423 PMCID: PMC5247275 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2016.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Revised: 12/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Trans-anal endoscopic operation (TEO) has developed to facilitate proper tumor location and ensure excision safely. Methods We reviewed 92 patients enrolled in our database between 2006 and 2014 who were diagnosed with early rectal tumors and who underwent conventional trans-anal excision (TAE) or TEO. Clinical data were collected prospectively to compare safety and feasibility between two techniques. Results Ninety-two patients underwent trans-anal local excision for lower rectal tumors. TEO and TAE were performed in 48 and 44 patients, respectively. Age, sex, and comorbidities were similar. There was no significant difference in tumor diameter (1.6 ± 1.68 cm vs. 1.17 ± 1.17, respectively). Tumor height, however, was higher in the TEO (7.46 ± 3 cm) than the TAE group (3.84 ± 1.88 cm, p < 0.001). Four complications, perianal abscess, and two perforations, occurred in the TEO group, whereas no major complications occurred in the TAE. Seven patients (14.6%) underwent TEO underwent a salvage operation compared to only a single patient in TAE group (2.3%, p = 0.039). Eight patients (17.4%) diagnosed with adenocarcinoma developed recurrence, four in each group. Disease-free survival was similar between groups (TEO – 41.8 months, 95% RI 39.4–44.1; TAE 79.7 months, 95% RI 72.2–87.3). However, more TAE patients (n = 7, 15.9%) than TEO patients (n = 2, 4.2%) underwent chemotherapy. Conclusions TEO treatment of local rectal tumors is safe and feasible and can achieve an adequate resection margin. Local recurrence was similar in both groups. However, the numbers of salvage operations and minor complications were higher in the TEO group. TEO is treatment modality of choice in addressing lower rectal lesions. Evolving of TEO technique facilitate higher standard of academic teaching. TEO has few drawbacks; first, long term learning curve; second, technique is demanding (through single port + narrow space). TEO has promising results in the field of surgical oncology with equivalent results to conventional surgery.
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- Mahdi Hussain Al Bandar
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Muratore A, Mellano A, Failla A, Marsanic P, De Luca R. Transanal total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer: why, how and when. COLORECTAL CANCER 2016. [DOI: 10.2217/crc.15.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Down-to-up total mesorectal excision (TME) or transanal TME (taTME) has gained worldwide popularity. taTME is one of the most promising innovations of the last years in the field of gastrointestinal surgery. Due to the better view of the dissection planes even in difficult patients (i.e., narrow pelvis or low rectal cancer), taTME seems to achieve both better TME quality reducing the rate of incomplete TME and lower rates of positive circumferential resection margins. taTME has overall morbidity and anastomotic leak rates comparable with the up-to-down TME. Mid-term results of taTME seems to be comparable with those of the up-to-down approach but definitive conclusions cannot be drawn since the short follow-up and small cohort of patients of the present studies.
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- Andrea Muratore
- Department Surgical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute – FPO, IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Department Surgical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute – FPO, IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Department Surgical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute – FPO, IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Department Surgical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute – FPO, IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Department Surgical Oncology, Istituto Tumori ‘G Paolo II’, Bari, Italy
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Restivo A, Zorcolo L, D'Alia G, Cocco F, Cossu A, Scintu F, Casula G. Risk of complications and long-term functional alterations after local excision of rectal tumors with transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). Int J Colorectal Dis 2016; 31:257-66. [PMID: 26298182 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-015-2371-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a consolidated technique for the excision of rectal tumors. However, many aspects relating to its morbidity, risk of functional alterations, and therapeutic outcomes are still unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of morbidity and fecal incontinence after TEM, and to identify associated risk factors. METHODS We prospectively recorded the clinical data of 157 patients who underwent TEM from 1996 to 2013. Among these, 89 patients answered a questionnaire for the assessment of fecal continence at a median follow-up time of 40 months. RESULTS Intraoperative and postoperative TEM complication rates were 3.8 and 20.4%. The mortality rate was 0.6%. A distance from the anal verge of more than 6 cm correlated with a higher risk of perforation, while patients with cancer were more likely to have postoperative bleeding. Incontinence was reported by 32 (36%) patients, of which 7 (8%) experienced transitory symptoms only, while 25 (28%) reported persistent symptoms. We found a correlation between patients receiving preoperative radiotherapy (RT) and the development of fecal incontinence. The recurrence rate was 3% (1/32) in pT1, 80% (4/5) in pT2, and 100% (1/1) in pT3. After radiotherapy, 7% (1/9) showed a good response (pT0-1), and 18% (2/7) showed no response (pT2-3). CONCLUSIONS TEM is associated with low morbidity but the risk of developing functional alterations is not negligible and should be discussed with the patient before the operation. Good oncological outcomes are possible for early invasive cancers and for selected advanced cancers following a good response to preoperative RT.
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- Angelo Restivo
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. .,Chirurgia Generale M - Colorectal Center, AOU Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.,Chirurgia Generale M - Colorectal Center, AOU Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Chirurgia Generale M - Colorectal Center, Digestive Surgical Endoscopy section, AOU Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.,Chirurgia Generale M - Colorectal Center, AOU Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Issa N, Murninkas A, Schmilovitz-Weiss H, Agbarya A, Powsner E. Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2015; 25:617-24. [PMID: 26258267 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2014.0647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Radical rectal resection following neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer is accompanied by relatively high morbidity. Local excision of rectal cancer may be more appropriate for some frail patients with severe comorbidities. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), consisting of local excision of selected rectal cancers, has been associated with low rates of postoperative complications. Because neoadjuvant CRT for rectal cancer may be associated with increased complications, the suitability of TEM following CRT is still unclear. In this study we aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing TEM following neoadjuvant CRT. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study retrospectively analyzed all patients undergoing TEM for malignant rectal tumor in our institution between 2004 and 2010. They were divided into those who received CRT (CRT group) and those without CRT (non-CRT group). Demographics and clinical data were compared. RESULTS Forty-four of 97 patients who underwent TEM were included: 13 CRT and 31 non-CRT. Age, comorbidities, and the duration of the procedure were similar for both groups. There were no significant group differences in tumor diameter (2.1 cm [range, 0.5-3.5 cm] and 2.9 cm [range, 0.5-4.2 cm], respectively; P=.125) or distance of the lower part of the tumor from the anal verge (6.7 cm [range, 5-10 cm] and 7.7 cm [range, 5-15 cm], respectively; P=.285). Two non-CRT patients had peritoneal entry, and 1 of them underwent protective ileostomy because of insecure rectal defect closure. One non-CRT patient underwent a re-operation for postoperative bleeding. The other perioperative complications were minor and included urinary retention requiring catheter placement (2 patients in each group), pulmonary edema (1 non-CRT patient), and pneumonia (1 non-CRT patient). All complications were managed conservatively. There was no wound disruption, major complication, or mortality in either group. CONCLUSIONS With proper patient selection, TEM can be performed safely following CRT, without major complication or increased postoperative morbidity.
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- Nidal Issa
- 1 Department of Surgery B, Rabin Medical Center , Petah-Tikva, Israel .,2 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University , Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 1 Department of Surgery B, Rabin Medical Center , Petah-Tikva, Israel .,2 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University , Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 2 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University , Tel Aviv, Israel .,3 Department of Gastroenterology, Hasharon Hospital, Rabin Medical Center , Petah-Tikva, Israel
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- 4 Oncology Community Unit, Northern District, Clalit Health Services , Nazareth, Israel
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- 1 Department of Surgery B, Rabin Medical Center , Petah-Tikva, Israel .,2 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University , Tel Aviv, Israel
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Platz J, Cataldo P. Functional outcomes following transanal rectal surgery. SEMINARS IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY 2015. [DOI: 10.1053/j.scrs.2014.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Muratore A, Mellano A, Marsanic P, De Simone M. Transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) for cancer located in the lower rectum: short- and mid-term results. Eur J Surg Oncol 2015; 41:478-83. [PMID: 25633642 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic trans-abdominal total mesorectal excision is technically demanding. Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) is a new technique which seems to provide technical advantages. This study describes the results of taTME in a consecutive series of patients with low rectal cancer. METHODS From January 2012 to December 2013, a consecutive series of 26 patients with low rectal cancer underwent laparoscopic taTME with coloanal anastomosis. cT4 or Type II-III rectal cancer (according to Rullier's classification) were contraindications to taTME. After anal sleeve mucosectomy, the rectal wall was transected at the ano-rectal junction. A single-access multichannel port was inserted in the anal canal. taTME was performed from down to up until the sacral promontory posteriorly and the Pouch of Douglas anteriorly were reached. A laparoscopic trans-abdominal approach was used to complete the left colon mobilization. RESULTS Sixteen patients (61.5%) were male. The mean distance of the rectal cancer from the anal verge was 4.4 cm (range 3-6). Nineteen patients (73.1%) received long-course neoadjuvant radiotherapy. At final pathology, resection margins were negative in all the patients: the mean distal and radial resection margins were 19 mm and 11.2 mm, respectively. TME was complete in 23 patients (88.5%) and nearly complete in three. Postoperative mortality was 3.8%. The overall morbidity rate was 26.9% (7 patients): two patients (7.7%) had an anastomotic leakage (Dindo I-d). After a mean follow up of 23 months, no patients have developed a local recurrence. CONCLUSIONS laparoscopic taTME allow wide resection margins and good quality TME.
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- A Muratore
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO, IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO, IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO, IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO, IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy
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BACKGROUND Currently, the preferred method for local excision of rectal polyps is transanal endoscopic microsurgery, avoiding rectal resection. Transanal minimally invasive surgery is a relatively new technique using a disposable port in combination with conventional laparoscopic instruments. This method is less expensive as compared with transanal endoscopic microsurgery, relatively easy to learn, and available. Despite wide adoption of transanal minimally invasive surgery, to date only a few series on the implementation and use of this technique are reported, and detailed information on the effect of transanal minimally invasive surgery on fecal continence is not available. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this work was to prospectively assess the functional outcome after transanal minimally invasive surgery using the Fecal Incontinence Severity Index preoperatively and postoperatively. DESIGN This was a prospective cohort study. SETTINGS The study was conducted at a large teaching hospital. PATIENTS Patients included those who underwent transanal minimally invasive surgery between October 2011 and September 2013. INTERVENTIONS Transanal minimally invasive surgery was studied. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES We measured postoperative surgical and functional results. RESULTS A total of 37 patients underwent transanal minimally invasive surgery during our study period. Short-term morbidity rate was 14%, and positive resection margins were reported in 6 cases (16%); in 1 of these patients, a local recurrence was observed. Overall, there was a significant decline in preoperative and postoperative Fecal Incontinence Severity Index scores (p = 0.02), indicating an improvement in anorectal function after transanal minimally invasive surgery for patients with impaired preoperative continence. Seventeen patients (49%) had impaired continence before transanal minimally invasive surgery (mean Fecal Incontinence Severity Index score = 21). Continence improved in 15 (88%) of these patients after surgery; no change was observed in 1 patient (6%), and continence further decreased in another. In addition, 18 patients (51%) had normal preoperative continence (Fecal Incontinence Severity Index score = 0), of which 83% had no change in functionality, and continence decreased in 3. LIMITATIONS No quality of life was measured. CONCLUSIONS Short-term functional results of transanal minimally invasive surgery for rectal polyps are excellent and comparable to functional results using the dedicated transanal endoscopic microsurgery equipment. More research on outcome after transanal minimally invasive surgery is needed to assess morbidity rates and oncologic clearance.
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Hershman MJ, Mohammad H, Hussain A, Ahmed A. Local excision of rectal tumours by minimally invasive transanal surgery. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2013; 74:387-90. [PMID: 24159640 DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2013.74.7.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Michael J Hershman
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Stafford ST16 3SA.
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Planting A, Phang PT, Raval MJ, Brown CJ. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: impact on fecal incontinence and quality of life. Can J Surg 2013; 56:243-8. [PMID: 23883494 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.028411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Anal dilation during tumour excision with transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has caused concerns regarding postoperative anal function. We sought to determine whether TEM affects anorectal function and quality of life. METHODS All patients undergoing TEM between March 2007 and December 2008 were considered for inclusion. We excluded patients who were treated with subsequent radical resection, unavailable for interview or deceased. Patients were interviewed by phone to measure the preoperative and postoperative function using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire- Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Core 38 (CR38) instruments, the Fecal Incontinence Severity Index (FISI) and the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQL) questionnaires. Statistical analysis involved the Wilcoxon signed rank test and Spearman rank correlation coefficient. RESULTS Forty patients received TEM; 30 of them met all inclusion criteria and agreed to participate. The median age was 70 (42-93) years, and median follow-up time between the interview and the operation was 365 (55-712) days. Tumours excised included 19 adenomas, 8 carcinomas and 3 carcinoid tumours. The median distance from the tumour to the anal verge was 6.5 (2-13) cm. Median length of stay was 1 (0-12) day. For most aspects of quality of life, there were no detectable differences after surgery. The EORTC QLQ-C30 showed a significant improvement in diarrhea (27.8 v. 10, p = 0.002). The FIQL scores improved with surgery (3.59 v. 3.85, p = 0.020). There was no difference in pre- versus postoperative FISI scores (6.7 v. 6.3, p = 0.93). CONCLUSION Despite a large operating rectoscope, TEM improves quality of life related to fecal incontinence and does not have a negative impact on fecal continence.
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- Anneke Planting
- Department of Surgery, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Transanal single-port access microsurgery (TSPAM) is an emerging and feasible minimally invasive method for the transanal excision of large sessile adenomas and early-stage carcinomas of the rectum. Here we present our TSPAM experience on rectal adenomas (high-grade rectal adenomas in 5 cases and carcinoma in situ in 1 case). TSPAM is an innovative method that can be an affordable and disseminated alternative to transanal endoscopic microsurgery for the local excision of the rectal lesions.
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Kunitake H, Abbas MA. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal tumors: a review. Perm J 2012; 16:45-50. [PMID: 22745615 DOI: 10.7812/tpp/11-120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Since its introduction in 1983, transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has emerged as a safe and effective method to treat rectal lesions including benign tumors, early rectal cancer, and rectal fistulas and strictures. This minimally invasive technique offers the advantages of superior visualization of the lesion and greater access to proximal lesions with lower margin positivity and specimen fragmentation and lower long-term recurrence rates over traditional transanal excision. In addition, over two decades of scientific data support the use of TEM as a viable alternative to radical excision of the rectum with less morbidity, faster recovery, and greater potential cost savings when performed at specialized centers.
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- Hiroko Kunitake
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Rectal cancer is a distinct subset of colorectal cancer where specialized disease-specific management of the primary tumor is required. There have been significant developments in rectal cancer surgery at all stages of disease in particular the introduction of local excision strategies for preinvasive and early cancers, standardized total mesorectal excision for resectable cancers incorporating preoperative short- or long-course chemoradiation to the multimodality sequencing of treatment. Laparoscopic surgery is also increasingly being adopted as the standard rectal cancer surgery approach following expertise of colorectal surgeons in minimally invasive surgery gained from laparoscopic colon resections. In locally advanced and metastatic disease, combining chemoradiation with radical surgery may achieve total eradication of disease and disease control in the pelvis. Evidence for resection of metastases to the liver and lung have been extensively reported in the literature. The role of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal metastases is showing promise in achieving locoregional control of peritoneal dissemination. This paper summarizes the recent developments in approaches to rectal cancer surgery at all these time points of the disease natural history.
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Morino M, Allaix ME, Famiglietti F, Caldart M, Arezzo A. Does peritoneal perforation affect short- and long-term outcomes after transanal endoscopic microsurgery? Surg Endosc 2012; 27:181-8. [PMID: 22717799 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2418-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal perforation (PP) is frequently reported as a complication of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). Nevertheless, these concerns have only rarely been addressed in the literature, with no mention of the long-term oncologic consequences of PP. METHODS A prospective database was analyzed with the intent to evaluate the influence of PP on the short- and long-term outcomes for patients undergoing TEM. RESULTS Peritoneal perforation occurred in 28 (5.8%) of 481 patients who underwent TEM for a rectal neoplasm. The conversion rate to abdominal surgery was 10.7% (3/28). All the conversions occurred during the first 100 TEM procedures (3/100 vs 0/381; p = 0.007). The postoperative morbidity rate was 3.6% (1/28), and the 30-day mortality was nil. Compared with the group of patients who had no peritoneal perforation, the PP group showed a significantly longer operating time (120 vs 60 min; p < 0.001) and a significantly longer hospital stay (6 vs 4 days; p = 0.003). Nevertheless, the global morbidity rate and the type of complications according to Dindo's classification were similar. In the multivariate analysis, the only independent predictor of PP was tumor distance from the anal verge (p = 0.010). During a median follow-up period of 48 months (range, 12-150 months), no liver or peritoneal metastases were detected in 13 patients with rectal cancer. CONCLUSIONS Peritoneal perforation does not seem to affect short-term or oncologic outcomes for patients submitted to TEM with full-thickness resection for upper rectum neoplasms. The use of TEM to resect rectal lesions involving the intraperitoneal rectum may therefore represent an intermediate step toward the development of transrectal natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) techniques.
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- Mario Morino
- Digestive, Colorectal, Oncologic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Dipartimento di Discipline Medico-Chirurgiche, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
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Diana M, Wall J, Costantino F, D'agostino J, Leroy J, Marescaux J. Transanal extraction of the specimen during laparoscopic colectomy. Colorectal Dis 2011; 13 Suppl 7:23-7. [PMID: 22098513 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIM To assess the current state of the art of transanal specimen extraction in colonic resections. METHOD A systematic literature search was conducted including the terms 'transrectal or transanal specimen extraction', 'Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction' and 'laparoscopic colectomy' for the period from 1955 to May 2011. Exclusion criteria were abdomino-perineal resections, pull-through technique, experimental studies and paediatric population. RESULTS Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria, representing 154 patients. The overall postoperative complication rate was 10%. The risks of peritoneal contamination and sphincter dysfunction were evaluated by a single study of each. CONCLUSION Transanal extraction is a feasible option to minimize incisions in colorectal surgery.
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- M Diana
- Department of Surgery, IRCAD/EITS, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France
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Transanal endoscopic video-assisted excision of benign and malignant rectal lesions with pneumorectal distension appears to optimize the visual field and avert several of the pitfalls commonly associated with transanal endoscopic microsurgery. Background: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a safe and efficacious surgical approach for local excision of benign adenomas and early-stage rectal cancer. However, utilization of the technique has been limited due to the unavailability of high-priced specialized instrumentation at many institutions and the technically demanding training required. To avoid these obstacles, we have explored an alternative approach called Transanal Endoscopic Video-Assisted excision, which combines the merits of single-port access and local transanal excision. Methods: A disposable single-incision port is inserted into the anal canal for transanal access. The port contains 3 cannulae for introducing instrumentation into the rectal lumen, and a supplementary cannula for carbon dioxide insufflation. Pneumorectum results in rectal distention and optimizes the visual field during the procedure. Standard laparoscopic instrumentation is utilized for visualization and transanal excision of rectal pathologies. Conclusions: Transanal endoscopic video-assisted excision is an innovative approach to local excision of benign and malignant rectal lesions. The approach averts several of the pitfalls commonly experienced with transanal endoscopic microsurgery. Continued investigation and development of this novel modality will be important in establishing its role in minimally invasive surgery.
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- Madhu Ragupathi
- Division of Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Azzolini F, Camellini L, Sassatelli R, Sereni G, Biolchini F, Decembrino F, De Marco L, Iori V, Tioli C, Cavina M, Bedogni G. Endoscopic submucosal dissection of scar-embedded rectal polyps: a prospective study (Esd in scar-embedded rectal polyps). Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2011; 35:572-9. [PMID: 21640691 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2011.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was developed for en bloc resection of superficial neoplasm of the digestive tract. We evaluated feasibility and safety of ESD, as a salvage therapy of large refractory rectal polyps, in a tertiary care setting. METHODS We prospectively enrolled in the present study and treated by ESD 11 consecutive patients with rectal polyps (median diameter 3.5 cm; range 2-5 cm), who had previously undergone several attempts of endoscopic resection and not suitable for further standard endoscopic treatment. The ESD was carried out with a standard needle knife. Follow up examinations were scheduled at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. RESULTS We achieved apparently complete resection of polyps in 10/11 patients. In one patient ESD was interrupted and the pathology of the resected fragment showed deep submucosal infiltration; this patient underwent surgery. Deep and lateral margins were shown to be free of neoplasm (radical resection) in six out of 11 patients. However all the 10 patients with apparently complete resection were free of recurrence after a mean follow up of 19.2 months (12-24). A T1 adenocarcinoma was radically resected by ESD, with no recurrence. We recorded 2 cases of subcutaneous emphysema, both treated conservatively. CONCLUSIONS Radical resection is difficult to be achieved by ESD in patients with rectal scar-embedded polyps. Nevertheless ESD may be proposed as a definitive treatment of selected patients with refractory polyps, avoiding surgery in the majority of them.
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- F Azzolini
- Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Arcispedale Santa Maria, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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Kiriyama S, Saito Y, Matsuda T, Nakajima T, Mashimo Y, Joeng HKM, Moriya Y, Kuwano H. Comparing endoscopic submucosal dissection with transanal resection for non-invasive rectal tumor: a retrospective study. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 26:1028-33. [PMID: 21299616 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06684.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is an alternative to transanal resection (TAR) in treating rectal adenomas, intramucosal cancers, and superficial submucosal cancers. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy between ESD and TAR for non-invasive rectal tumors. METHODS Between January 1998 and December 2006, 85 patients with preoperative diagnosis of non-invasive rectal tumors were treated by ESD or TAR. En-bloc resection, local recurrence, complication, procedure time, and hospital stay were evaluated retrospectively using a prospectively-completed database. RESULTS Mean resection sizes were 40 mm and 39 mm in diameter for the ESD and TAR groups, respectively. En-bloc resections with a negative resection margin were achieved in 67% (35/52) of the ESD group, which was significantly higher than the 42% (14/33) in the TAR group. Sixty-three lesions were diagnosed as curative resection, histopathologically. There was no local recurrence in the ESD group, but five local recurrences developed in the TAR group. Two rectal perforations, one minor delayed bleeding, and one subcutaneous emphysema in the ESD group were successfully managed conservatively. There were one minor delayed bleeding and two anesthesia-related complications in the TAR group. The ESD group had a shorter hospital stay than the TAR group (4.9 days vs 7 days), but a longer procedure time (131 min vs 63 min). CONCLUSION ESD was more effective than TAR in treating non-invasive rectal tumors, with a lower recurrence rate and shorter hospital stay.
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- Shinsuke Kiriyama
- Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Dardamanis D, Theodorou D, Theodoropoulos G, Larentzakis A, Natoudi M, Doulami G, Zoumpouli C, Markogiannakis H, Katsaragakis S, Zografos GC. Transanal polypectomy using single incision laparoscopic instruments. World J Gastrointest Surg 2011; 3:56-8. [PMID: 21528096 PMCID: PMC3083502 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v3.i4.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2010] [Revised: 03/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/23/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Transanal excision of rectal polyps with laparoscopic instrumentation and a single incision laparoscopic port is a novel technique that uses technology originally developed for abdominal procedures from the natural orifice of the rectum. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a well established surgical approach for certain benign or early malignant lesions of the rectum, under specific indications. Our technique is a hybrid technique of transanal surgery, a reasonable method for polyp resection without the need of the sophisticated and expensive instrumentation of TEM which can be applied whenever endoscopic or conventional transanal surgical removal is not feasible.
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- Dimitrios Dardamanis
- Dimitrios Dardamanis, Dimitrios Theodorou, George Theodoropoulos, Andreas Larentzakis, Maria Natoudi, Georgia Doulami, Haridimos Markogiannakis, Stylianos Katsaragakis, George C Zografos, First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Athens Medical School, University of Athens, Hippocration Hospital, Vasilissis Sofias 114 avenue, Athens 11527, Greece
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The concurrence of histologically positive resection margins and sessile morphology is an important risk factor for lymph node metastasis after complete endoscopic removal of malignant colorectal polyps. Int J Colorectal Dis 2010; 25:433-8. [PMID: 19894052 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0836-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The optimal procedure to be followed after colonoscopic polypectomy of malignant colorectal polyps with nontumour-free resection margins at histology is a matter of controversy. While some authors recommend merely local or segmental follow-up resection, others favour an oncological resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred five patients, each with a single malignant polyp, were investigated. Patients with a macroscopically evident malignant polyp and those in whom the endoscopist reported incomplete polypectomy were excluded from the study. RESULTS Postpolypectomy morbidity was 4%, and postoperative was 14%. In only 39 cases were the resection margins adjudged to be tumour-free. Histology following subsequent surgery or the follow-up examinations revealed a local recurrence or residual carcinoma at the polypectomy site in only three (2.8%) cases and lymph node metastasis in eight (7.6%) cases. Five patients had remnant adenoma at the polypectomy site. Of the high-risk factors, histological incomplete removal (n = 66, p = 0.04, odds ratio (OR) 10.2) and lymph vessel infiltration (n = 7, p = 0.02, OR 9.2) revealed a significant correlation with lymph node metastasis, but not with remnant tumour. In the case of sessile polyp, the assessment of histological incomplete removal was highly significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis (n = 55, p = 0.007, OR 18.1). CONCLUSIONS Polypectomy artefacts appear to be responsible for the discrepancy between histology and the tumour remnants actually present. On the other hand, histologically incompletely removed sessile malignant polyps represent an appreciably higher risk for lymph node metastasis. Such cases should, therefore, be submitted to further oncological resection.
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Baatrup G, Svensen R, Ellensen VS. Benign rectal strictures managed with transanal resection--a novel application for transanal endoscopic microsurgery. Colorectal Dis 2010; 12:144-6. [PMID: 19508541 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01842.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Six cases of management of rectal strictures by transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) are described. METHOD Patients are placed in the lithotomy - Trendelenburg position and the stricture is resected from 4-8 o'clock through the entire thickness of the fibrosis. The upper resection edge is mobilized including all layers of the rectal wall and the defect is sutured along the circumference. RESULTS Satisfactory anatomical and functional long-term results were obtained in 5 of 6 patients. CONCLUSION TEM resection of benign strictures is feasible in some patients and should be tested in a randomized study against known procedures.
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- G Baatrup
- Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Tsai BM, Finne CO, Nordenstam JF, Christoforidis D, Madoff RD, Mellgren A. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery resection of rectal tumors: outcomes and recommendations. Dis Colon Rectum 2010; 53:16-23. [PMID: 20010345 DOI: 10.1007/dcr.0b013e3181bbd6ee] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Transanal endoscopic microsurgery provides a minimally invasive alternative to radical surgery for excision of benign and malignant rectal tumors. The purpose of this study was to review our experience with transanal endoscopic microsurgery to clarify its role in the treatment of different types of rectal pathology. METHODS A prospective database documented all patients undergoing transanal endoscopic microsurgery from October 1996 through June 2008. We analyzed patient and operative factors, complications, and tumor recurrence. For recurrence analysis, we excluded patients with fewer than 6 months of follow-up, previous excisions, known metastases at initial presentation, and those who underwent immediate radical resection following transanal endoscopic microsurgery. RESULTS Two hundred sixty-nine patients underwent transanal endoscopic microsurgery for benign (n = 158) and malignant (n = 111) tumors. Procedure-related complications (21%) included urinary retention (10.8%), fecal incontinence (4.1%), fever (3.8%), suture line dehiscence (1.5%), and bleeding (1.5%). Local recurrence rates for 121 benign and 83 malignant tumors were 5% for adenomas, 9.8% for T1 adenocarcinoma, 23.5% for T2 adenocarcinoma, 100% for T3 adenocarcinoma, and 0% for carcinoid tumors. All 6 (100%) recurrent adenomas were retreated with endoscopic techniques, and 8 of 17 (47%) recurrent adenocarcinomas underwent salvage procedures with curative intent. CONCLUSIONS Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a safe and effective method for excision of benign and malignant rectal tumors. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery can be offered for (1) curative resection of benign tumors, carcinoid tumors, and select T1 adenocarcinomas, (2) histopathologic staging in indeterminate cases, and (3) palliative resection in patients medically unfit or unwilling to undergo radical resection.
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- Ben M Tsai
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Guerrieri M, Baldarelli M, de Sanctis A, Campagnacci R, Rimini M, Lezoche E. Treatment of rectal adenomas by transanal endoscopic microsurgery: 15 years' experience. Surg Endosc 2009; 24:445-9. [PMID: 19565297 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0585-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2009] [Revised: 05/17/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The authors present their experience with rectal adenomas managed by transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). The goals of this study were to examine our institution's experience by evaluating surgical morbidity, mortality, and local recurrence rate. METHODS This retrospective study investigated 402 patients who underwent TEM a for preoperative diagnosis of adenoma from January 1993 to October 2008. The mean age was 65 years (range = 22-92 years). All patients were regularly followed up to determine treatment efficacy in terms of local recurrence rate. RESULTS No 30-day perioperative mortality occurred. No conversion to laparoscopic or open procedures was reported. Minor complications occurred in 28 (7%) patients, whereas major complications were found only in 2 (0.5%) patients. Definitive histology confirmed adenomas in 366 cases (91%). At a mean follow-up of 84 months (range = 1-190 months), 16 (4%) adenomas recurred and were successfully retreated by TEM [14 cases (87.5%)] and by conventional surgery [2 patients (12.5%)]. No further recurrences were observed at subsequent follow-up. CONCLUSION The findings warrant the conclusion that TEM is a safe, effective treatment for rectal adenomas where endoscopic removal is not applicable and has low morbidity and no mortality.
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- Mario Guerrieri
- Clinica di Chirurgia Generale e Metodologia Chirurgica, Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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Doornebosch PG, Tollenaar RAEM, De Graaf EJR. Is the increasing role of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery in curation for T1 rectal cancer justified? A systematic review. Acta Oncol 2009; 48:343-53. [PMID: 18855161 DOI: 10.1080/02841860802342408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Driven by the aim to avoid a permanent colostomy and also the morbidity and mortality of major radical surgery for rectal cancer, the proportion of patients with rectal cancer treated by local excision has increased the last ten years or so. In T1 carcinomas local excision is considered a curative option in selected tumors. However, the scientific base upon which this treatment regimen is built remains controversial. In this systematic review we try to elucidate current literature regarding local excision for T1 rectal carcinomas. Several questions are addressed. First, is there enough evidence to propagate LE as a curative option in selected (T1) rectal carcinomas? Second, if LE is justified, which technique should be the method of choice? Third, can we adequately identify, pre- and postoperatively, tumors suitable for LE? Finally, future perspectives are discussed.
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Speake D, Lees N, McMahon RFT, Hill J. Who should be followed up after transanal endoscopic resection of rectal tumours? Colorectal Dis 2008; 10:330-5. [PMID: 18190616 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01432.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine follow-up requirements following transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) for rectal tumours based on clinical and histopathological assessment of resection specimens. METHOD A consecutive series of 117 patients undergoing TEM between 1997 and 2005 was studied. The excised specimens were classified as intact with clear surgical resection margins, macroscopically intact specimens with microscopically involved resection margins or piecemeal. Recurrence rates were determined for the three groups. RESULTS Of the 117 procedures performed, 80 were for benign disease and 37 for malignancy. Within the benign group 39 (49%) resections were intact with clear surgical resection margins and yielded zero recurrences; 22 (27%) resections were macroscopically intact with microscopically involved surgical resection margin and yielded two recurrences; and 19 (24%) resections were piecemeal and yielded eight recurrences. Within the malignant group all 37 patients had resection specimens which were intact with clear surgical resection margins. Two patients had immediate salvage surgery. Of the 35 who went on to long-term follow-up post-TEM (0.6-8.1 years, median 4) four developed recurrent cancer (two local with submucosal disease and two liver metastases). CONCLUSION For benign rectal neoplasms, resection of an intact specimen with histologically clear surgical resection margins was associated with no observed mucosal recurrence. Local recurrence after TEM is significantly more frequent when histological examination reveals involved margins or when resection is piecemeal. Early endoscopic follow up is required for the latter two groups. Local recurrence for malignant cases was submucosal and detected by palpation.
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- D Speake
- Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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Suppiah A, Maslekar S, Alabi A, Hartley JE, Monson JRT. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery in early rectal cancer: time for a trial? Colorectal Dis 2008; 10:314-27; discussion 327-9. [PMID: 18190614 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The optimal aim of oncological surgery is to balance cancer outcomes with preservation of function and quality of life. Radical resection (RR) offers the best curative procedure in colorectal cancer but at significant morbidity. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) offers an alternative with less morbidity and better function. Its role remains unclear and needs to be established in the light of new emerging trends in rectal cancer. This review aims to evaluate the use of TEM and its limitations. METHOD PubMed and MEDLINE search was performed. RESULTS Strongest level of evidence (Level II) favoured TEM over RR and laparoscopic resection in term of mortality and morbidity. There was no difference in recurrence at follow-up of 41 and 56 months but neither study was adequately powered to detect a difference in recurrence/survival. Three retrospective case comparisons (Level III) also favoured TEM over RR but were subject to selection bias. Twenty eight published case series (Level IV) reported varying results due to different cancer stages, study population, full excision, adjuvant therapy and treatment indication. The oncological outcomes in TEM are similar to RR in highly selected cases but with far less mortality (near 0%), morbidity, blood loss, hospital stay and genitourinary/gastrointestinal dysfunction. TEM alone (+/- adjuvant therapy) appears sufficient for 'favourable' T1 tumours. 'Unfavourable' T1 or T2 tumours require adjuvant treatment. TEM should only be used for palliation in T3+ cancers. Seven functional studies reported significant transient dysfunction following TEM with full clinical recovery within a year. TEM is cost-effective providing sufficient cases are performed. CONCLUSION Significant heterogeneity limits conclusions from current literature. A trial is required. Alternate end-points to local recurrence may be required in assessing the optimal surgical approach, which balances disease control with quality of life, and probability of noncancer related death.
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- A Suppiah
- Academic Surgical Unit, University of Hull and Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, UK.
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Duek SD, Issa N, Hershko DD, Krausz MM. Outcome of transanal endoscopic microsurgery and adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with T2 rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 2008; 51:379-84; discussion 384. [PMID: 18236108 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9164-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2006] [Revised: 12/04/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The use of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for local excision of rectal cancer has recently gained wide acceptance as a valid and safe alternative for the surgical treatment of T1 tumors. The adequacy of such treatment for T2 tumors, however, is still controversial. This study was designed to evaluate our results with local excision of T2 cancers. METHODS Patients with T2 cancer admitted to our hospital between 1995 and 2005 were offered surgery by transanal endoscopic microsurgery if found medically unfit or were unwilling to undergo radical surgery. Patients who were preoperatively staged as T1 tumor but were found to be pathologically T2 also were included. RESULTS Overall, we performed 59 transanal endoscopic microsurgery operations for rectal cancers, of which 21 were for T2 cancers. In 16 (76 percent) of the T2 patients, the tumors were completely removed with clear margins by transanal endoscopic microsurgery and no additional surgery was performed, except for 2 patients who developed radiation-induced complications. Radical surgery was performed in a second operation in five patients because of involved margins and residual disease was found in two. At a median follow-up of three years, all 12 patients who received local excision and radiotherapy remained disease free, whereas a 50 percent recurrence rate was observed in patients who refused adjuvant radiotherapy. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study support the feasibility of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for the treatment of selected patients with T2 rectal cancer. The addition of radiotherapy may decrease the rates of early local recurrence. However, at present, this treatment strategy should not be routinely considered for patients who may undergo radical procedures.
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- Simon D Duek
- Unit of Colorectal Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
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Complications after transanal endoscopic microsurgical resection correlate with location of rectal neoplasms. Surg Endosc 2007; 22:612-6. [PMID: 18095021 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9721-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2007] [Revised: 10/18/2007] [Accepted: 11/02/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a technique that has found its place in routine practice due to its minimal invasive character and associated low morbidity. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of anatomical variables of rectal neoplasms as well as surgeon experience on postoperative complications in patients undergoing TEM at a tertiary care center. METHODS Data from 288 patients undergoing TEM over a 16 year period were entered in a prospective data base. Anatomical data of rectal neoplasms, operative data, and early postoperative outcome were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS Overall surgical complications [OR 7.0 (1.5-45,5); p < 0.01] and bleeding [OR 222 (82 - 14316); p < 0.01] correlated with the localization of the neoplasm on the lateral wall of the rectum. Furthermore there was a trend for more surgical overall complications as well as bleeding in neoplasms with a diameter of >2 cm and neoplasms located >8 cm from the anal verge. Complications did not correlate with the number of TEM procedures performed. CONCLUSION TEM resection of neoplasms located on the lateral rectal wall have a higher risk of bleeding. The learning curve for transanal endoscopic microsurgery appears to be negligible in surgeons with experience in minimal invasive surgery.
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Lindegaard J, Gerard JP, Sun Myint A, Myerson R, Thomsen H, Laurberg S. Whither Papillon? — Future Directions for Contact Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2007; 19:738-41. [PMID: 17870428 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2007.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Accepted: 07/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Although contact radiotherapy was developed 70 years ago, and is highly effective with cure rates of over 90% for early rectal cancer, there are few centres that offer this treatment today. One reason is the lack of replacement of ageing contact X-ray machines, many of which are now over 30 years old. To address this problem, the International Contact Radiotherapy Evaluation (ICONE) group was formed at a meeting in Liverpool in 2005 with the aim of developing a new contact X-ray unit and to establish clinical protocols that would enable the new machine to safely engage in the treatment of rectal cancer. As a result of these efforts, a European company is starting production of the new Papillon RT-50 machine, which will be available shortly. In addition, the ICONE group is planning an observational study on contact X-ray and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (CONTEM) for curative treatment of rectal cancer. This protocol will ensure standardised diagnostic procedures, patient selection and treatment in centres across the world and the data will be collected prospectively for analysis and audit. It is hoped that the CONTEM trial will provide the scientific evidence that is needed to obtain a broader acceptance of local contact radiotherapy as a treatment option for selected cases with early stage rectal cancer.
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- J Lindegaard
- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Moraes RDS, Zanchet MV, Sobottka WH, Lima JHFD, Morgenstern GA, Malafaia O, Buess G, Coelho JCU. Qualidade de vida do paciente submetido à Microcirurgia Endoscópica Transanal (TEM). ABCD-ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-67202007000100007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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RACIONAL: A Microcirurgia Endoscópica Transanal (TEM) é procedimento minimamente invasivo para o tratamento de tumores retais selecionados. Atualmente, existe crescente interesse médico na medida quantitativa da qualidade de vida. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes submetidos a TEM no Serviço de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo no Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo observacional prospectivo e de coorte da avaliação da qualidade de vida após TEM. Trinta e quatro pacientes responderam a um questionário composto de 14 questões, abordando aspectos pós-operatórios e laborais. Dirigiam-se elas para levantar dados principalmente sobre: o consentimento informado; a dor experimentada após a operação; a capacidade de o paciente caminhar no período pós-operatório; o período para retorno às atividades habituais; a satisfação com a ausência de cicatriz pós-operatória; a incontinência no pós-operatório; se recomendaria a operação a um familiar ou conhecido. RESULTADOS: Todos os 34 pacientes relataram ter sido adequadamente informados sobre o procedimento. Ausência de dor pós-operatória foi observada em 82,5% e todos se mostraram capazes de deambular no 1º dia do pós-operatório. O retorno às atividades habituais deu-se em média sete dias após o procedimento. Somente cinco pacientes (14,70%) apresentaram incontinência fecal transitória, não maior que uma semana. Três pacientes (8,82%) necessitaram de re-internação, sendo dois por tumores residuais e outro por recidiva tumoral. Dois pacientes (5,88%) referiram modificação temporária na vida sexual após a cirurgia e 97,05% indicariam a TEM a um familiar ou amigo. O período médio de internação foi de três dias. CONCLUSÃO: Os pacientes apresentaram boa evolução, com pouca dor pós-operatória, curto período de internação e baixo índice de complicações, mostrando satisfação e adequada qualidade de vida com a TEM.
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Serra Aracil X, Bombardó Junca J, Mora López L, Alcántara Moral M, Ayguavives Garnica I, Navarro Soto S. [Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). Current situation and future expectations]. Cir Esp 2006; 80:123-32. [PMID: 16956547 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-739x(06)70940-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) uses specific equipment that allows resection of large rectal adenomas and incipient malignancies in the rectal ampulla. TEM aims to provide an alternative to conventional abdominal surgery (low anterior resection or abdominoperineal amputations), which carries not inconsiderable morbidity and mortality. Application of the technique of endoanal excision is limited by the height and extension of the lesions. In this review, the authors present their own experience with this technique and that described in the literature. The protocol for selecting candidates for TEM, their preoperative preparation, equipment, characteristics of the surgical technique, postoperative complications, and follow-up are described. The collaboration of a multidisciplinary team is essential when developing this technique. TEM-associated morbidity is low and mortality is practically nil. TEM is the technique of choice in large rectal adenomas and malignant rectal tumors in stages pT1 localized in the rectal ampulla. The frequency of recurrence is similar to that in abdominal surgery. The technique does not cause complications of urinary or sexual dysfunction and fecal incontinence is minimal. In more advances stages of rectal cancer, the results of better patient selection and future studies on the possible application of neoadjuvant therapy associated with TEM are required.
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- Xavier Serra Aracil
- Unidad de Coloproctología, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Corporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España.
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Ganai S, Kanumuri P, Rao RS, Alexander AI. Local recurrence after transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal polyps and early cancers. Ann Surg Oncol 2006; 13:547-56. [PMID: 16514476 DOI: 10.1245/aso.2006.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/12/2005] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) allows for local excision of rectal neoplasms with greater exposure than transanal excision and less morbidity than transabdominal approaches. This study examines the implications of the procedure with respect to predictors of recurrence. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 144 consecutive TEMs from 1993 to 2004. RESULTS The study comprises 107 patients presenting for TEM with benign disease and 32 patients with cancer. Patients had a mean age of 64+/-14 (SD) years. TEM was performed for recurrent lesions in 17% of cases. Pathologic classification of the lesions after TEM was benign adenoma in 45%, adenoma with high-grade dysplasia (HGD) in 17%, cancer in 33%, and other in 4%. Complications occurred in 10%, and local recurrence occurred in 15% of patients. Median follow-up was 44 months, with a median time to recurrence of 14 months. Positive margins did not influence lesion recurrence. Recurrence of cancers correlated with the depth of tumor invasion (P<.05). On multivariate analysis, independent predictors of recurrence were lesion size and the presence of HGD within adenomas (P<.05). Five-year neoplastic recurrence probabilities were 11% for benign adenomas, 35% for adenomas with HGD, and 20% for cancers (P=.31); invasive recurrence probabilities were 0% for benign adenomas, 15% for adenomas with HGD, and 13% for cancers (P<.05). CONCLUSIONS Close endoscopic follow-up is warranted after TEM for both benign and malignant disease, with special attention to lesions with HGD. TEM can be performed safely for early rectal cancer with careful patient selection.
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- Sabha Ganai
- Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA.
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Tsai JA, Hedlund M, Sjoqvist U, Lindforss U, Torkvist L, Furstenberg S. Experience of endoscopic transanal resections with a urologic resectoscope in 131 patients. Dis Colon Rectum 2006; 49:228-32. [PMID: 16322965 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0252-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Endoscopic transanal resection of rectal adenomas and other presumably benign lesions is not widespread. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of endoscopic transanal resection. METHODS Patients who underwent endoscopic transanal resection at three Stockholm hospitals between 1993 and 2004 were studied retrospectively with respect to patient and lesion characteristics, complications, follow-up time, and recurrence rates. RESULTS One hundred eighty endoscopic transanal resection procedures were performed in 131 patients. The tissue diagnosis was adenoma in 160 operative cases, cancer in 12 operative cases, and hyperplasia, fibrosis, or normal mucosa in the remaining 8 operative cases. Among the patients with rectal adenomas, one endoscopic transanal resection was sufficient in 77 cases and in 16 cases the surgery was performed in more than one session because of the large size of the adenoma. In 27 cases there were recurrences that needed additional endoscopic transanal resection or other surgery. The median time until recurrence was seven months, but there were no recurrent rectal carcinomas. In 16 operative cases there were complications. Two patients had to undergo a Hartman's procedure as a result of a bowel perforation, and one patient had to be reoperated on because of bleeding. There were no perioperative deaths. The median follow-up time without recurrence was 32 (range, 0-67) months. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic transanal resection is a feasible and oncologically safe option for treatment of rectal adenomas, especially in cases where conventional transanal resection or transanal endoscopic microsurgery are unavailable or unsuitable because of the characteristics and localization of the lesion.
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- Jon A Tsai
- Department of Surgery K53, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Guillem JG, Chessin DB, Jeong SY, Kim W, Fogarty JM. Contemporary Applications of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery: Technical Innovations and Limitations. Clin Colorectal Cancer 2005; 5:268-73. [PMID: 16356304 DOI: 10.3816/ccc.2005.n.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive procedure used to transanally excise select benign and malignant tumors of the rectum. In properly selected patients, TEM can provide for decreased postoperative morbidity without compromising oncologic outcome. This report summarizes the recent literature concerning TEM, comprehensively analyzes the authors' experience with TEM, and describes recent technical innovations and indications. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-two consecutive patients scheduled for TEM were identified from our prospectively maintained colorectal service database. Clinicopathologic factors, postoperative complications, and oncologic outcomes were analyzed for all patients. In addition, a PubMed literature search was performed with use of the key words "transanal endoscopic microsurgery," "TEM," "rectal tumor," and "rectal cancer." RESULTS Transanal endoscopic microsurgery was performed for rectal adenocarcinoma (n = 17; 53%), adenoma (n = 12; 38%), and carcinoid tumors (n = 3; 9%). Median tumor location was 9 cm from the anal verge (range, 3-15 cm). Of the 32 attempted TEM procedures, 27 (84%) were completed. Reasons for inability to complete TEM included narrow rectal lumen or contour of bony pelvis prohibiting passage of the operating proctoscope into the upper rectum and inability to maintain the proctoscope in the rectal lumen with carbon dioxide insufflation because of the distal location of the tumor. Innovations used in the excision of rectal tumors via TEM included the use of the harmonic scalpel, closure of the rectal defect with an extracorporeal slip knot, and a hybrid approach incorporating TEM and traditional transanal techniques. CONCLUSION Transanal endoscopic microsurgery provides for low morbidity and does not appear to impair oncologic outcome in properly selected patients.
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- Jose G Guillem
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Rm. C-1077, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Hurlstone DP, Sanders DS, Cross SS, George R, Shorthouse AJ, Brown S. A prospective analysis of extended endoscopic mucosal resection for large rectal villous adenomas: an alternative technique to transanal endoscopic microsurgery. Colorectal Dis 2005; 7:339-44. [PMID: 15932555 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00813.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Endoscopic mucosal resection is a safe resection tool for selected flat, sessile and lateral spreading tumours of the colon. Transanal microsurgical resection of select rectal neoplastic lesions is another accepted modality. Recent data suggests transanal microsurgery may have high complication rates. We conducted a prospective clinicopathological evaluation of an extended endoscopic mucosal resection technique for highly selected lesions of the rectum and assessed outcome data over a maximal 24-month period. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty-three patients with known rectal neoplastic lesions underwent chromoscopic colonoscopy and on-table staging using a high-frequency (12.5 MHz) mini-probe EUS by a single endoscopist. Patients with T2 or node positive disease were referred for surgery. Following extended endoscopic mucosal resection patients were followed-up at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post 'index' resection with chromoscopic endoscopy and EUS. Procedural complications, recurrence rates and outcome data were collected. RESULTS Sixty-two patients fulfilled inclusion criteria. Median procedure time was 48 mins (range 32-126). Lateral spreading tumours (median diameter 30 mm; range 18-42 mm) and sessile lesions (median diameter 38 mm; range 25-86 mm) accounted for 19% and 81% of lesions, respectively. Ninety-seven percent of patients undergoing EMR were discharged within 6-h of procedure. Thirty-day re-admission and death rate was 0%. Bleeding complications occurred in 5/62 (8%) of patients with all achieving complete haemostasis using endo clips. None required transfusion. There were no procedural related complications or perforations. Overall 'cure' rate at a median follow-up of 16 months was 98%. CONCLUSIONS Extended endoscopic mucosal resection for rectal neoplastic lesions can achieve superior results to those of per-anal excision and trans-anal microsurgery with regard to complications and recurrence rates. Extended endoscopic mucosal resection may be an alternative therapeutic modality in selected patients.
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- D P Hurlstone
- Gastroenterology and Liver Unit at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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