Marina Kim, Romy Bareket, Nikolas P Eleftheriadis, Prashant Kedia, Stefan Seewald, Stefan Groth, Jose Nieto, Nikhil A Kumta, Ameya A Deshmukh, Jordan Katz, Supriya Suresh, Felipe Zamarripa, Ma Guadalupe Martínez, Jennifer Liu-Burdowski, Monica Gaidhane, Avik Sarkar, Haroon M Shahid, Amy Tyberg, Michel Kahaleh
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) are minimally invasive procedures that treat early rectal cancer (ERC). Both are effective treatments, yet there are very few studies comparing them. The aim of our study was to identify ideal candidates for each procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2016 and November 2019, 204 ERC patients were managed with either ESD (n=101) or TEM (n=103) at 7 international centers...
April 21, 2022: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology