title: Transanal electrovaporisation of rectal tumours.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present our early results with endoscopic transanal electrovaporization of rectal tumours.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Selçuk.
  
  
  METHODS
  10 patients, 4 with malignant and 6 with benign lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Vaporization of the tumour using a new ridged roller electrode, the VaporTrode, and a standard 24F urological resectoscope.
  
  
  METHODS
  Morbidity and recurrence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no complications and all adenomas were vaporized completely. 2 patients with obstruction required a further treatment 3 and 5 months later because of recurrence. Median duration of operation was 22.5 minutes (range 10-38) and median duration of hospital stay was 3 days (range 1-4).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The VaporTrode is a safe and potentially useful tool for transanal excision of rectal tumours, the long term efficacy of which should be tested in larger series of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Selçuk, Akyokuş, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kartal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kilinç
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tavli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karahan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tatkan
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001003:Anal Canal; D004566:Electrodes; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors