Feasibility of Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for Rectal Tumours and Its Impact on Quality of Life ? The Bristol Series

Sumrien, Haytham, Dadnam, Christopher, Hewitt, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-1792 and McCarthy, Kathryn 2016. Feasibility of Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for Rectal Tumours and Its Impact on Quality of Life ? The Bristol Series. Anticancer Research 36 (4) , pp. 2005-2010.

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Abstract

Aim: We assessed feasibility of the transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) procedure and quality of life postoperatively. Patients and Methods: A total of 28 patients with rectal lesions were treated using TAMIS at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust. Outcome measures included feasibility of excision, negative margin (R0) resection rate, length of hospital stay, morbidity and mortality, and postoperative quality of life associated with anal incontinence. Results; TAMIS was feasible in 90% of cases. R0 resection was 82%. The mean length of hospital stay was 1.5 days. Six (21%) patients experienced acute urinary retention postoperatively. One (4%) patient was re-admitted with rectal bleeding. One patient experienced a perforation. Mortality was 0%. Postoperative quality of life indicated low severity of symptoms of anal incontinence. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that TAMIS is a feasible option in the treatment of rectal tumours and does not impair quality of life postoperatively.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	International Institute of Anticancer Research
ISSN:	0250-7005
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 October 2016
Date of Acceptance:	31 March 2016
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 21:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95146

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