May 2, 2006 (Dallas) — A prospective, randomized study shows no difference in 5-year survival rates for patients with T2 N0 rectal tumors who had neoadjuvant therapy and then underwent either ...

June 26, 2007 — Transanal excision (TA) is the most common method of surgically excising local rectal lesions, but data presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS) on large rectal adenomas provides results comparable to or better than those reported for alternative techniques, shows a UK study. However, the authors found ...

A colorectal specialist at OU Cancer Institute is offering transanal endoscopic microsurgery as a treatment for colorectal cancer, according to a news release. Gary Dunn, MD, has incorporated the ...

Featuring some advantages of endoscopy and microsurgery, transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was first introduced in treating local early-stage rectal lesions in 1983. However, its applications to ...

The development of complete personalized treatment plans for colon cancer patients utilizing three gene prediction models. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

The use of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is increasing due to the ability to perform minimally invasive local treatment with large full-thickness local excision under improved vision. To ...

Total mesorectal excision (TME) has been firmly established as the standard of care for rectal cancer. Its principles include precise anatomic resection of the rectum and its mesentery to ensure ...

MAS techniques have been shown to be oncologically equivalent to open rectal cancer resection in terms of the number of harvested lymph nodes and margin negativity Barriers such as a steep learning ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the AirSeal System for transanal endoscopic surgery, according to a ...

Nathaniel J. Soper, MD, discussed the current state of laparoscopy, endolumenal procedures and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery while delivering the Gliedman Oration at the Montefiore’s ...