Publication details
Transanální totální mezorektální excize pro karcinom rekta - jen módní trend?
| Title in English | Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer - just a fashion trend? |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Rozhledy v chirurgii |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Surgery incl. transplantology |
| Keywords | total mesorectal excision; transanal minimally invasive surgery |
| Description | Transanal total mesorectal excision performed using equipment for transanal minimally invasive surgery is an innovative surgical technique introduced to facilitate this procedure and to reach better oncosurgical outcomes in patients with low rectal cancer. This article presents a brief summary of guidelines for treatment of patients with low rectal carcinoma. Up-to-date information about the principles of this new method, its modifications and contemporary indications is presented. Based on their own experience and literature resources, the authors inform about the advantages, limitations and unresolved issues of minimally invasive transanal mesorectal excision. |