TAMIS is a valuable alternative to TEM for resection of intraluminal rectal tumors

Autor: A M D'Hoore, Steffen Fieuws, J Jaekers, F Van den Eynde, Albert Wolthuis
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Techniques in coloproctology. 23(2)
ISSN: 1128-045X
Popis: The aim of this study was to compare the short-term outcome after Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) and Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for intraluminal rectal lesions. Retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of all TEM and TAMIS procedures performed at a single institution by one surgeon between March 2009 and September 2017 was conducted. Primary outcome was operating time. Secondary outcomes were blood loss, pathological outcome, length of hospital stay, 30-day readmission and mortality. Fifty-three patients underwent TEM procedure and 68 patients underwent TAMIS. Operating time was significantly shorter for TAMIS compared with TEM (median 45 vs 65 min, p
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