Endoscopic transrectal resection of rectal tumors.
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.
D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*