A Meta-analysis of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery versus Total Mesorectal Excision in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer

Background Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS) has been suggested as an alternative to total mesorectal excision (TME) in the treatment of early rectal cancers. The extended role of TEMS for higher stage rectal cancers after neoadjuvant therapy is also experimented. The aim of this meta-analysi...

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Main Authors: Nasir Zaheer Ahmad, Muhammad Hasan Abbas, Mohamed H. Abunada, Amjad Parvaiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-07-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1735587