Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for local excision of rectal lesions: Is there a learning curve?

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 372-377

  Koebrugge, B ^a   Bosscha, K ^a   Ernst, M F ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Rectal cancer; Rectal lesions; Transanal endoscopic microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA, VILLOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROCTOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449669066     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000257228     Document Type: Article

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