title: Transanal endoscopic surgery: past, present and future.
abstract: Transanal endoscopic surgery is a safe, established technique to remove lesions in the rectum via the anus. This article reviews its evolution, approaches, indications and evidence for its role in treating benign rectal polyps. The future of transanal endoscopic surgery in rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease is also explored.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Registrar in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry CV2 2DX.
authors.forename: Kai J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.affiliation: Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Northampton.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.affiliation: Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in the Department of Surgery, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lidder
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004210:Dissection; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000067369:Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D000067368:Transanal Endoscopic Surgery / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends