Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Principles and Techniques /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Buess, Gerhard F. (Editor), Cataldo, Peter. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Surgery.; Colon (Anatomy) > Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Colorectal Surgery.; General Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76397-2

Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery: Principles and Techniques is the first book to present a complete review of an exciting developing technology. Cancer of the rectum remains a significant health problem, despite the increasing improvement of survival rates. The improvement in patient care comes fro...

Table of Contents:

• Indications
• Preoperative Preparation
• Equipment and Operative Set-Up
• Pelvic Anatomic Considerations
• Getting Started
• Partial Thickness Excision
• Full Thickness Excision
• Advanced Surgical Techniques
• Complications
• Comparison to Traditional Techniques
• Full Thickness Local Excision
• Oncologic Outcomes
• Clinical Trials
• Future Directions.