Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) for rectal tumor: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is mainly used for benign tumors of the rectum, but there are few reports on treating malignant tumors of the rectum with a large volume. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of TAMIS for resection of rectal malignant tumors. A 57-year-old patient was pathologically diagnosed as rectal malignancy before surgery. Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fludeoxyglucose-18F (18F-FDG), and endoscopic mucosal biopsy were performed to assess the tumor location and preoperative size. There were no contraindications in all preoperative examinations. We applied TAMIS technology to perform the operation on this patient, And the operative time, the amount of blood loss, the length of hospital stay, the cost o

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576006 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature