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Endoscopy 1987; 19: 38-42
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018307
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Endoscopic Microsurgery of Rectal Tumors

G. Bueß, K. Kipfmüller, M. Naruhn, S. Braunstein1 , Th. Junginger
  • Department of Surgery, University of Mainz, Mainz, FRG
  • 1Department of Pathology, University of Mainz, Mainz, FRG
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Seventy-five patients with sessile adenomas or early carcinomas of the rectum or rectosigmoid were operated on with the new technique “transanal endoscopic microsurgery” Employing a newly developed complex endoscopic operating system, complete removal of sessile adenomas can be accomplished up to a distance of 25 cm from the anal verge, accurately and non-invasively. Complications occurred in three cases, with no resulting mortality. In the follow-up period we discovered only one adenomatous recurrence that required operative treatment. The superior accuracy of preparation, a short average stay in hospital, and low recurrence and complication rates are the advantages of this transanal endoscopic operative technique.

Key words:

Endoscopy - Microsurgery - Rectal tumors - Sessile adenomas

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