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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2014; 20(33): 11538-11545
Published online Sep 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11538
Published online Sep 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11538
Transanal endoscopic surgery in rectal cancer
Xavier Serra-Aracil, Laura Mora-Lopez, Manel Alcantara-Moral, Aleidis Caro-Tarrago, Carlos Javier Gomez-Diaz, Salvador Navarro-Soto, Coloproctology Unit, General and Digestive Surgery Service, Parc Tauli University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08208 Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain
Author contributions: Serra-Aracil X and Mora-Lopez L contributed to the design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data and drafting and revision of the article; Alcantara-Moral M, Caro-Tarrago A, Gomez-Diaz CJ and Navarro-Soto S contributed to the acquisition of data and revision of the article; all the authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Xavier Serra-Aracil, MD, Associate Professor, Coloproctology Unit, General and Digestive Surgery Service, Parc Tauli University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Parc Tauli s/n, 08208 Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain. jserraa@tauli.cat
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Received: September 25, 2013
Revised: July 3, 2014
Accepted: July 24, 2014
Published online: September 7, 2014
Processing time: 347 Days and 10.3 Hours
Revised: July 3, 2014
Accepted: July 24, 2014
Published online: September 7, 2014
Processing time: 347 Days and 10.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This review describes the indications for local surgery for rectal cancer using transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). Careful selection of patients with T1 adenocarcinomas is required. We describe the promising results obtained in T2 adenocarcinoma with a combination of TEM and preoperative chemoradiotherapy.