Transanal Excision of a Large Rectal Polyp Assisted by Transsacral Manipulation of the Rectum

• DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0581-4
• Publication Date: 2004-07-09T12:51:19Z
• Authors: Eigo Otsuji; Junshin Fujiyama; Tsuyoshi Takagi; Tadao Ito; Akeo Hagiwara; Kei Naito; Arihiro Iwamoto; Hisakazu Yamagishi
• Keywords: Anal verge; Perforation; Colorectal Surgery; Surgical oncology

Standard transanal excision of the rectal polyps is curative and less invasive than transsacral resection or low anterior resction, but it difficult to resect tumors that are distant from anal verge. Moreover, in case large polyps, risks complications, such as hemorrhage perforation, increase because exposure on oral side tumor poor. If can be improved, performed safely completely when polyp We used manual assistance achieve a tubulovillous adenoma rectum was hard resected using traditional approach.