Veltcamp Helbach M

BackgroundLocal excision of early rectal tumors as a rectal preserving treatment is gaining popularity, especially since bowel cancer screening programs result in a shift towards the diagnosis of early stage rectal cancers. However, unfavor…

In 2010 the first report of the application of the flexible transanal port ('operation platform') for the excision of rectal tumours was published. Due to the enhanced vision it provides, adenomas and small malignant rectal tumours can be r…