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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery
H Seehra1, P S Carter, M J Hershman
1Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
Abstract:
The anatomy of the pelvis makes it difficult to perform local excisions in the rectum when a tumour is some distance from the anal verge. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery, a minimally invasive procedure, has been developed. It provides an alternative to the transsacral or transabdominal approach, with subsequent shorter hospital stay and fewer complications.
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