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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2015; 21(31): 9286-9296
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9286
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9286
Local excision by transanal endoscopic surgery
Luis J García-Flórez, Jorge L Otero-Díez, General and Digestive Surgery Service, Colorectal Unit, Hospital San Agustín, 33401 Avilés, Spain
Author contributions: García-Flórez LJ and Otero-Díez JL contributed equally to this work, designed, performed and wrote the review.
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Correspondence to: Luis J García-Flórez, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, General and Digestive Surgery Service, Colorectal Unit, Hospital San Agustín, 33401 Avilés, Spain. luisjgf@gmail.com
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Received: March 13, 2015
Peer-review started: March 16, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 10, 2015
Accepted: July 3, 2015
Article in press: July 3, 2015
Published online: August 21, 2015
Peer-review started: March 16, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 10, 2015
Accepted: July 3, 2015
Article in press: July 3, 2015
Published online: August 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: In recent years, the diffusion of transanal endoscopic surgery techniques has allowed the application of conservative rectal procedures in both benign diseases and selected cases of early rectal cancer. For more advanced rectal cancers it should be considered palliative or, in some controlled trials, experimental and may allow for new strategies in the treatment of rectal pathologies.