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The Pocket-Creation Procedure of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Large Rectal Laterally Spreading Tumors
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Transanal access for rectal tumors: the simultaneous use of a flexible endoscope and SILS
1Department of Colorectal Surgery, Infanta Sofia University Hospital, San Sebastian de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain, ramon.cantero@salud.madrid.org.
Abstract:
The authors report that TEM with a single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) port can be facilitated by the use of a colonoscope instead of a conventional laparoscopic camera. The colonoscope can be inserted through one of the SILS channels and has the added benefit of flexibility, insufflation, irrigation, suction, and an operative port.
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