Local treatment of tumors of the rectum with transanal endoscopic microsurgical technique

Nine patients were treated with transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal adenomas and three for incurable malignant disease of the rectum. The techniques are presented. One early complication was seen. In the median follow-up period of 6.5 months no recurrences were seen in the adenoma group. In the palliatively resected group of rectal cancers one patient has died and two patients are alive without stomas. It is concluded that the microsurgical technique is a safe treatment modality for some patients with rectal diseases.