Early rectal cancer: local excision by Trans-anal Endoscopic Microsurgery (T.E.M.)

Gennaro  Quarto; Luigi  Sivero; Giacomo  Benassai; Luigi  Bucci; Vincenzo  Desiato; Stefano  Perrotta; Gianluca  Benassai; Salvatore  Massa

1 Jul 2013Article

Gennaro Quarto ¹Luigi Sivero ¹Giacomo Benassai ¹Luigi Bucci ¹Vincenzo Desiato ¹Stefano Perrotta ¹Gianluca Benassai ¹Salvatore Massa ¹

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¹ Department of General Geriatrics, Oncological Surgery and Advanced Technology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The microscopic trans-anal surgery is an important application of the mininvasive surgery of the rectum. The evaluation of the linfonodular involvement represents a limit to the conservative procedure. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between January 2004 to December 2010, 14 patients have been chosen and undergone surgery with mininvasive treatment for primary rectum cancer (early rectal cancer). RESULTS: After a follow-up of about 36 months (8-72) we encountered only one local recurrences on a patient with a T2 lesion, also treated with mininvasive treatment. CONCLUSION: The results obtained by us using the T.E.M. have been all around very encouraging for the treatment of early rectal cancer

Keywords

Linfonodular Micrometastasis
Mininvasive Surgery
Rectal Cancer