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Endoscopic transrectal resection of rectal tumors
Author(s) -
Ottery Faith D.,
Bruskewitz Reginald C.,
Weese James L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19860201)57:3<563::aid-cncr2820570327>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , colostomy , rectum , resection
Transrectal resection of rectal cancers with the use of the urologic resectoscope is a safe, controlled technique that allows good visualization with defined limits of excision. Twenty‐three patients have undergone 50 transrectal resections, with a median survival of 10.8 months. Only 1 of 22 patients required subsequent colostomy before death. Patients, followed as long as 29 months, have had good local control of tumor and excellent palliation of symptoms.