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Surgery
University of Sao Paulo details research in surgery
July 13th, 2009
Research findings, 'Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: indications, results and controversies,' are discussed in a new report. "Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was introduced in 1983 as a minimally invasive technique allowing the resection of adenomas and early rectal carcinomas unsuitable for local or colonoscopic excision which would otherwise require major surgery. After 25 years, there is still much debate about the procedure," scientists writing in the journal Techniques In Coloproctology report. "This article presents the TEM technique, indications, results and complications, focusing on its role in rectal cancer. The controversial points addressed...
Source: Biotech Business Week (2009-07-13)
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