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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2015; 21(46): 13160-13165
Published online Dec 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.13160
Published online Dec 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.13160
Sphincter lesions observed on ultrasound after transanal endoscopic surgery
Laura Mora López, Xavier Serra-Aracil, Salvador Navarro Soto, General and Digestive Surgery Service, Parc Tauli University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma Barcelona, 08208 - Sabadell - Barcelona, Spain
Author contributions: Mora López L and Serra-Aracil X contributed equally to this work; Mora López L and Serra-Aracil X designed and performed the research, analyzed the data, wrote and corrected the paper; and Navarro Soto S contributed to the correction of the paper.
Institutional review board statement: This paper was approved by the ethical committee of our hospital.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was not necessary as the study was a part of our normal clinical practice.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There were no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Xavier Serra-Aracil, MD, Coloproctology Unit, General and Digestive Surgery Service, Parc Tauli University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma Barcelona, C/Parc Tauli, 2, 08208 - Sabadell - Barcelona, Spain. jserraa@tauli.cat
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Received: March 30, 2015
Peer-review started: March 31, 2015
First decision: May 18, 2015
Revised: May 29, 2015
Accepted: August 30, 2015
Article in press: August 31, 2015
Published online: December 14, 2015
Processing time: 253 Days and 19.2 Hours
Peer-review started: March 31, 2015
First decision: May 18, 2015
Revised: May 29, 2015
Accepted: August 30, 2015
Article in press: August 31, 2015
Published online: December 14, 2015
Processing time: 253 Days and 19.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This prospective study shows that transanal endoscopic surgery does not produce lesions in the sphincter apparatus. Alterations are described after using a 4 cm diameter rectoscope, with no alterations in continence.