The Utilization of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) in the treatment of rectal neoplasms: our experience

Abstract

TEM is nowadays indicated as radical surgical treatment for benign neoplastic lesions of the subperitoneal rectum which are not endoscopically removable. It is also indicated in the treatment of malign neoplasms in case of in situ adenocarcinomas (ADK) or "early colorectal cancer"