Transanale Resektionsverfahren – heutiger Stellenwert

Transanal resection procedures are special surgical methods for the minimally invasive treatment of rectal tumors. Apart from benign tumors, this operative procedure is suitable for the excision of so-called low-risk T1 rectal carcinomas, if these can be completely removed up to healthy tissue (R0 resection) due to the size and localization. With stringent patient selection very good oncological results are achieved. Various international trials...