Clinical and Translational Research
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2024; 16(3): 933-944
Published online Mar 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i3.933
Clinical efficacy and pathological outcomes of transanal endoscopic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer
Zhi-Wen Xu, Jing-Tao Zhu, Hao-Yu Bai, Xue-Jun Yu, Qing-Qi Hong, Jun You
Zhi-Wen Xu, Jing-Tao Zhu, Hao-Yu Bai, Xue-Jun Yu, Qing-Qi Hong, Jun You, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
Author contributions: You J and Hong QQ designed the research; Xu ZW performed the research; Zhu JT and Bai HY contributed new reagents or analytic tools; Xu ZW and Yu XJ analyzed the data; Xu ZW wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review boards of First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University.
Informed consent statement: Patient consent was waived due to the retrospective character of the study, and it was approved by the Ethics Committee at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were conducted according to the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and the Helsinki declaration and later revision.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors of this manuscript having no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Jun You, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, No. 55 Zhenhai Road, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China. youjun@xmu.edu.cn
Received: August 18, 2023
Peer-review started: August 18, 2023
First decision: October 23, 2023
Revised: November 5, 2023
Accepted: December 29, 2023
Article in press: December 29, 2023
Published online: March 15, 2024
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Core Tip: In recent years, our center has conducted extensive research and accumulated experience in transanal endoscopic intersphincteric resection (ISR) procedures. In this study, we present the surgical outcomes, perioperative complications, and pathological findings based on the transanal endoscopic ISR surgeries performed in our center to contribute to the clinical application and development of this technique.