Surgical Techniques for Transanal Local Excision for Early Rectal Cancer

The primary objective in the treatment of early rectal cancer is to achieve optimal oncological control while minimizing the long-term impact of therapeutic interventions on patients' quality of life. The current standard of care for m...

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Main Author: Gyoung Tae Noh
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Language:English
Published: Ewha Womans University College of Medicine 2023-12-01
Series:The Ewha Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-46-s1-26
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description The primary objective in the treatment of early rectal cancer is to achieve optimal oncological control while minimizing the long-term impact of therapeutic interventions on patients' quality of life. The current standard of care for most stage I and II rectal cancers involves radical surgery, specifically total mesorectal excision. Although total mesorectal excision is generally curative for early rectal cancers, it can significantly affect patients' quality of life by potentially necessitating a permanent colostomy and causing bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction. Given the morbidity associated with radical surgery, alternative approaches to managing early rectal cancer, such as local excision through transanal excision, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, and transanal minimally invasive surgery, have been investigated. If these surgical approaches are applied cautiously to carefully selected cases of early rectal cancer, it is anticipated that these local procedures will achieve comparable oncological outcomes to the established standard of radical surgery, potentially offering superior results regarding morbidity, mortality, and overall quality of life.
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spelling doaj-art-63875a9b62db400ca9c2eaf9654ee6da2025-08-20T02:36:19ZengEwha Womans University College of MedicineThe Ewha Medical Journal2234-25912023-12-0146s110.12771/emj.2023.e26emj-46-s1-26Surgical Techniques for Transanal Local Excision for Early Rectal CancerGyoung Tae NohThe primary objective in the treatment of early rectal cancer is to achieve optimal oncological control while minimizing the long-term impact of therapeutic interventions on patients' quality of life. The current standard of care for most stage I and II rectal cancers involves radical surgery, specifically total mesorectal excision. Although total mesorectal excision is generally curative for early rectal cancers, it can significantly affect patients' quality of life by potentially necessitating a permanent colostomy and causing bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction. Given the morbidity associated with radical surgery, alternative approaches to managing early rectal cancer, such as local excision through transanal excision, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, and transanal minimally invasive surgery, have been investigated. If these surgical approaches are applied cautiously to carefully selected cases of early rectal cancer, it is anticipated that these local procedures will achieve comparable oncological outcomes to the established standard of radical surgery, potentially offering superior results regarding morbidity, mortality, and overall quality of life.http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-46-s1-26rectal neoplasmslocal excisiontransanal excisiontransanal endoscopic microsurgerytransanal endoscopic surgery
spellingShingle Gyoung Tae Noh
Surgical Techniques for Transanal Local Excision for Early Rectal Cancer
The Ewha Medical Journal
rectal neoplasms
local excision
transanal excision
transanal endoscopic microsurgery
transanal endoscopic surgery
title Surgical Techniques for Transanal Local Excision for Early Rectal Cancer
title_full Surgical Techniques for Transanal Local Excision for Early Rectal Cancer
title_fullStr Surgical Techniques for Transanal Local Excision for Early Rectal Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Surgical Techniques for Transanal Local Excision for Early Rectal Cancer
title_short Surgical Techniques for Transanal Local Excision for Early Rectal Cancer
title_sort surgical techniques for transanal local excision for early rectal cancer
topic rectal neoplasms
local excision
transanal excision
transanal endoscopic microsurgery
transanal endoscopic surgery
url http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-46-s1-26
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