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ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2016

Feasibility of transanal endoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: results of a pilot study.

Jae Hwan Oh, Sung Chan Park, Min Jung Kim, Byung Kwan Park, Jong Hee Hyun, Hee Jin Chang, Kyung Su Han, Dae Kyung Sohn

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Article in Annals of surgical treatment and research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01938027 (A Pilot Study for the Evaluation of the Safety and the Efficacy of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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A Pilot Study for the Evaluation of the Safety and the Efficacy of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Center, KoreaRan2013 to 2014Enrolled12ConditionsRectal CancerArmsTransanal total mesorectal excision
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8 authors.

Jae Hwan OhCenter for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Sung Chan ParkCenter for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Min Jung KimCenter for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Byung Kwan ParkCenter for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Jong Hee HyunCenter for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Hee Jin ChangCenter for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Kyung Su HanCenter for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Dae Kyung SohnCenter for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the feasibility of transanal total mesorectal excision (TME) in patients with rectal cancer.

methodsThis study enrolled 12 patients with clinically node negative rectal cancer located 4-12 cm from the anal verge who underwent transanal endoscopic TME with the assistance of single port laparoscopic surgery between September 2013 and August 2014. The primary endpoint was TME quality; secondary endpoints included number of harvested lymph nodes and postoperative complications within 30 days (NCT01938027).

resultsThe 12 patients included 7 males and 5 females, of median age 59 years and median body mass index 24.2 kg/m

conclusionThis pilot study showed that high-quality TME was possible in most patients without serious complications. Transanal TME for patients with rectal cancer may be feasible and safe, but further investigations are necessary to evaluate its long-term functional and oncologic outcomes and to clarify its indications.

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Minimally invasive surgical proceduresNatural orifice endoscopic surgeryRectal neoplasmsTransanal endoscopic surgery

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PMID27757396
PMCPMC5064229

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