Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2023; 15(9): 1892-1900
Published online Sep 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i9.1892
Excision of malignant and pre-malignant rectal lesions by transanal endoscopic microsurgery in patients under 50 years of age
Dafna Shilo Yaacobi, Yael Berger, Tali Shaltiel, Eliahu Y Bekhor, Muhammad Khalifa, Nidal Issa
Dafna Shilo Yaacobi, Department of Plastic Surgery & Burns, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 4941492, Israel
Yael Berger, Tali Shaltiel, Eliahu Y Bekhor, Muhammad Khalifa, Nidal Issa, Department of Surgery, Rabin Medical Center-Hasharon Hospital, Petah Tikva 4941492, Israel
Author contributions: Shilo Yaacobi D contributed to methodology, original draft preparation, and manuscript review and editing; Berger Y contributed to investigation and original draft preparation; Shaltiel T contributed to investigation and original draft preparation; Bekhor EY contributed to investigation, statistics, and manuscript review and editing; Khalifa M contributed to original draft preparation and manuscript review and editing; Issa N contributed to project administration, methodology, original draft preparation, and manuscript review and editing.
Institutional review board statement: This retrospective cohort study was approved by the Rabin Medical Center Institutional Review Board (Approval No. RMC-0160-18).
Informed consent statement: This retrospective cohort study was approved by the Rabin Medical Center Institutional Review Board, with a waiver of informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
Data sharing statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, DSY, upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Dafna Shilo Yaacobi, MD, Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery & Burns, Rabin Medical Center, No. 39 Zabutinsky Street, Petah Tikva 4941492, Israel. dafna.yaacobi@icloud.com
Received: April 5, 2023
Peer-review started: April 5, 2023
First decision: June 14, 2023
Revised: June 24, 2023
Accepted: July 29, 2023
Article in press: July 29, 2023
Published online: September 27, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Among young adult patients, transanal endoscopic microsurgery for benign rectal lesions has excellent outcomes. It may also offer the balance between efficacy of complete oncologic resection and postoperative quality of life in the treatment of rectal cancer and in some cases may be considered an alternative to radical surgery.