AIM: Patients with unfavourable pathology after transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) should be offered completion surgery (CS) if appropriate. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the short-term outcome and long-term oncological results of CS and identify factors compromising the quality of resection specimens. METHOD: Data were retrieved and analysed on patients who underwent CS from a comprehensive national TEM database (1992-2008) and the institutional prospective database from the Oxford University Hospitals (2008-2011). RESULTS: There were 36 patients eligible for analysis. Postoperative complications occurred in 19 and were minor (grade I-II) in 13 and major (grade III-V) in six patients. The quality of the resected specimen was graded as good in 23 (64%), moderate in six (16.6%) and poor in seven (19.4%). Full-thickness excision by TEM (P = 0.03), an interval to CS greater than 7 weeks (P = 0.05) and distally located lesions (P = 0.04) were associated with increased risk for an inferior surgical specimen. Overall survival after CS was 91% at 1 year and 83% at 5 years. Patients with a 'good' TME specimen had significantly improved disease-free survival compared with patients with an 'inferior' specimen (100 vs 51%, P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: Patients having full-thickness TEM excision, distally placed lesions and a long interval (> 7 weeks) to CS were likely to have an inferior TME specimen. The results confirm that CS after TEM does not negatively influence local recurrence and survival, but the reduced disease-free survival in patients with an inferior specimen is of concern. Colorectal Disease
AIM: Patients with unfavourable pathology after transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) should be offered completion surgery (CS) if appropriate. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the short-term outcome and long-term oncological results of CS and identify factors compromising the quality of resection specimens. METHOD: Data were retrieved and analysed on patients who underwent CS from a comprehensive national TEM database (1992-2008) and the institutional prospective database from the Oxford University Hospitals (2008-2011). RESULTS: There were 36 patients eligible for analysis. Postoperative complications occurred in 19 and were minor (grade I-II) in 13 and major (grade III-V) in six patients. The quality of the resected specimen was graded as good in 23 (64%), moderate in six (16.6%) and poor in seven (19.4%). Full-thickness excision by TEM (P = 0.03), an interval to CS greater than 7 weeks (P = 0.05) and distally located lesions (P = 0.04) were associated with increased risk for an inferior surgical specimen. Overall survival after CS was 91% at 1 year and 83% at 5 years. Patients with a 'good' TME specimen had significantly improved disease-free survival compared with patients with an 'inferior' specimen (100 vs 51%, P = 0.001). CONCLUSION:Patients having full-thickness TEM excision, distally placed lesions and a long interval (> 7 weeks) to CS were likely to have an inferior TME specimen. The results confirm that CS after TEM does not negatively influence local recurrence and survival, but the reduced disease-free survival in patients with an inferior specimen is of concern. Colorectal Disease
Authors: Jeroen W A Leijtens; Thomas W A Koedam; Wernard A A Borstlap; Monique Maas; Pascal G Doornebosch; Tom M Karsten; Eric J Derksen; Laurents P S Stassen; Camiel Rosman; Eelco J R de Graaf; André J A Bremers; Jeroen Heemskerk; Geerard L Beets; Jurriaan B Tuynman; Kevin L J Rademakers Journal: Dig Surg Date: 2018-05-23 Impact factor: 2.588
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