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

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.