Transrectal polypectomy using a TEM (transanal endoscopic microsurgery) technique

• Published in: Minerva chirurgica Vol. 48; no. 20; p. 1143
• Main Authors: Boltri, F, Coverlizza, S, Dal Bo, R, Discalzo, L, Moro, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Italian
• Published: Italy 31.10.1993
• Subjects: Aged; Anal Canal; Humans; Intestinal Polyps - surgery; Male; Microsurgery - methods; Proctoscopy; Rectal Neoplasms - surgery

The paper describes the removal of a broad-based tubulo-villous adenoma from the middle rectum using a transanal endoscopic microsurgical technique. This procedure, which was introduced by Buess, Thess and Hutterer in 1983, represents an alternative to the classic transanal technique, compared to wh...