The 2 main types of surgery for rectal cancer are trans anal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and total mesorectal excision (TME). Surgery to the large bowel (colon) is different to rectal cancer surgery ...

Robotic TME is associated with a steep learning ... cm from anal verge for transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) Rectal cancer surgery is rapidly evolving, with a greater emphasis placed on ...

"Could all of these patients have been saved by upfront TME?" After reviewing a series of studies of salvage surgery after watch and wait for rectal cancer after nCRT, he concluded that the ...

Total mesorectal excision (TME) is a specific surgical technique used ... is a new minimally invasive robotic alternative to conventional surgery for patients with lower rectal cancer. The main ...

In a previous paper based on these data, it was already concluded that survival of elderly patients with rectal cancer was not significantly improved after introduction of TME surgery and ...

"This questions if equally skilled surgeons did the two types of TME [total mesorectal ... benefits of robotic surgery compared with laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer. While researchers ...

“Our results suggest that trying to save the anal sphincter in patients with distal rectal cancer whose tumors do not respond to neoadjuvant therapy may compromise recurrence-free survival.” Sphincter ...

Christopher Sadowski “Using the standard-of-care treatment of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy to treat rectal cancer is effective,” Cercek said. “But the treatments can leave people ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients ...