Rectal adenomas and cancers occur frequently. Small adenomas can be removed colonoscopically, whereas larger polyps are removed via conventional transanal excision. Owing to technical difficulties, adenomas of the mid- and upper rectum require radical resection. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was first designed as an alternative treatment for these lesions. However, since its developme...

Transanal total mesorectal excision is a complex technique that should be performed in expert centers.

Introduction: We evaluated the efficacy and safety of repair of the rectourethral and rectovaginal fistulas with transanal approach using the Latzko technique. Materials and Methods: We repaired 8 fistulas with transanal approach. Fistulas were rectourethral in 5 patients, and in the only woman of the series, they were rectovaginal and vesicovaginal. In 3 patients, The fistulas had been diagnos...

OBJECTIVES To analyze a 13-year, single-surgeon experience with villous adenoma of the rectum with respect to procedure, complications, recurrence, and cancer incidence. DESIGN Retrospective review of patient and tumor characteristics, procedure, recurrence, and complications. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS Patients who underwent excision of rectal villous adenoma. MAIN OUTCOME M...

AIM Anastomotic leakage is a feared complication of colorectal surgery and can be devastating in low pelvic anastomosis. With the advent of nonoperative treatments for leakage, the question of management of persistent low colorectal and coloanal anastomosis arises. A review of patients who have undergone transanal repair of anastomotic leakage is presented. METHOD A review of all anastomoses ...

a new endosurgical approach to the resection of giant rectal lesions Transanal surgical and advanced endoscopic resection procedures have the potential to provide complete and successful eradication of rectal lesions [1–3]. However, both approaches have limitations in terms of practicability and safety [3–5]. Transanal submucosal endoscopic resection (TASER) is a new endosurgical approach, whic...

Is minimally invasive transanal surgery an alternative for rectal-urinary fistula correction? ଝ ¿Es la cirugía transanal mínimamente invasiva una alternativa para la corrección de fístulas recto-urinarias? Dear Editor, Rectal injury is a serious and rare complication in the radical treatment of prostate cancer. The incidence reported in radical prostatectomy 1 (RP) is 0-9% in the open surgery 2...

We occasionally encounter patients with various types of rectal foreign bodies. When too large to grasp, transanal removal can be difficult. Here, we report a case of successful manual transanal removal of an 18 × 4 × 4 cm silicon rod without complications. A 50-year-old male came to the emergency department of our hospital 12 h after transanal insertion of a whole silicon rod. An abdominal exa...

BACKGROUND Anastomotic leaks after low anterior resection for rectal cancer remain the most feared complication. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the use of a transanal tube could reduce the leakage rate after this surgical procedure. METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of a single-institution experience. The study includes 66 patients who underwent low anterior resection ...