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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2016; 8(17): 623-627
Published online Sep 16, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i17.623
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery as optimal option in treatment of rare rectal lesions: A single centre experience
Monica Ortenzi, Roberto Ghiselli, Maria Michela Cappelletti Trombettoni, Luca Cardinali, Mario Guerrieri
Monica Ortenzi, Roberto Ghiselli, Maria Michela Cappelletti Trombettoni, Luca Cardinali, Mario Guerrieri, Department of General Surgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
Author contributions: Ortenzi M and Ghiselli R designed the study; Ortenzi M, Cappelletti Trombettoni MM and Cardinali L contributed to acquisition of data and drafting the article; Guerrieri M approved the final version to be published.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ospedali Riuniti Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No financial support or incentive has been provided for this manuscript. All authors have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, original data, and statistical code of manuscript NO 26052 submitted to World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy are available from the corresponding author at monica.ortenzi@gmail.com. Partecipants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Monica Ortenzi, Department of General Surgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126 Ancona, Italy. monica.ortenzi@gmail.com
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Received: March 28, 2016
Peer-review started: March 29, 2016
First decision: May 17, 2016
Revised: June 2, 2016
Accepted: July 11, 2016
Article in press: July 13, 2016
Published online: September 16, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: This paper is about the management of rare rectal lesions by transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). The rarity of these conditions and the lack of big reports about this topic make this work important. We focused our attention on operative data and postoperative long-term outcomes. Our results suggested that TEM is a safe, minimally invasive procedure that can be adopted for the treatment of these conditions with excellent results.