Transanal evisceration of small bowel is an extremely rare surgical emergency. This is the condition in which the small bowel herniates through breach in the anterior rectal wall and seen eviscerating through the anal canal. It is challenging for a surgeon to deal and manage such a case during emergency, especially if he hasn’t dealt with such condition earlier. The present case reported is of ...

Since its introduction in 1983, transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has emerged as a safe and effective method to treat rectal lesions including benign tumors, early rectal cancer, and rectal fistulas and strictures. This minimally invasive technique offers the advantages of superior visualization of the lesion and greater access to proximal lesions with lower margin positivity and specimen...

Transanal evisceration of small bowel is an extremely rare surgical emergency. This is the condition in which the small bowel herniates through breach in the anterior rectal wall and seen eviscerating through the anal canal. It is challenging for a surgeon to deal and manage such a case during emergency, especially if he hasn't dealt with such condition earlier. The present case reported is of ...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether endoscopic treatment can clear local disease in patients with carcinoid tumor. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary care academic medical center. PATIENTS All patients diagnosed as having a neuroendocrine tumor or carcinoid tumor of the rectum who were evaluated at our institution between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 2006. MAIN OUTCOME MEA...

Background: Stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) has been shown to improve patients’ functional and quality of life outcomes in several studies. Although it is a safe and effective treatment for obstructive defecation syndrome, still data on long-term follow-up are missing. Methods: From January 2010 to July 2014, 46 consecutive patients undergoing STARR using the CONTOUR® TRANSTARTM devi...

Rectal foreign bodies are a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. Anal eroticism is the major reason for the majority of cases of rectal foreign bodies. A high index of suspicion is required to accurately diagnose a rectal foreign body as patients are often embarrassed about their condition and may not present in a timely fashion to be evaluated or volunteer their history. Ex...

Fifteen years ago, laparoscopic surgery of rectal cancer was considered as radical in terms of oncology as open surgery. A trend to reduce surgical injury may be observed in surgery in recent years. In this paper the first experience in the new minimally invasive method of anterior rectal resection is described - through the transanal way. The procedure duration was 130 min. The use of transana...

Completion total mesorectal excision (TME) is a rare but complex procedure after transanal endoscopic microsurgery for early rectal cancer with unfavourable final histology. Two cases are reported when completion TME was performed after upfront transanal partial mesorectal dissection. Intact non-perforated TME specimens with negative and adequate distal and circumferential margins were created....