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01-03-2019 | Video Forum
TAMIS resection of a large colonic polyp 20 cm from the anal verge: could endo-stapling be the solution to peritoneal entry?
Authors:
J. Valdes-Hernandez, J. C. Gomez-Rosado, J. Cintas-Catena, A. Perez-Sanchez, C. Torres, F. Del Rio, F. Oliva, L. C. Capitan-Morales
Published in:
Techniques in Coloproctology
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Issue 3/2019
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Excerpt
Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) has been used for the treatment of rectal neoplasms such as benign polyps and early rectal cancer [
1,
2]. After early experience, other applications have appeared and the use of TAMIS approaches has expanded [
3,
4]. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and transanal endoscopic operation (TEO) resection for lesions above the rectosigmoid junction have been described [
5], but TAMIS resection of these lesions is usually not considered feasible. …