A predictive model for local recurrence after transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal cancer

• Published in: British journal of surgery Vol. 96; no. 3; pp. 280 - 290
• Main Authors: Bach, S. P., Hill, J., Monson, J. R. T., Simson, J. N. L., Lane, L., Merrie, A., Warren, B., Mortensen, N. J. McC
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.03.2009; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Disease-Free Survival; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; General aspects; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Microsurgery - methods; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - prevention & control; Postoperative Care - methods; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Prospective Studies; Rectal Neoplasms - pathology; Rectal Neoplasms - surgery; Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus; Tumors; Relapse; Rectal disease; Malignant tumor; Rectum cancer; Medicine; Treatment; Surgery; Microsurgery; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease; Models; Endoscopy; Predictive factor; Anorectal disease; Cancer

Background: The outcome of local excision of early rectal cancer using transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) lacks consensus. Screening has substantially increased the early diagnosis of tumours. Patients need local treatments that are oncologically equivalent to radical surgery but safer and func...