The history of transanal endoscopic surgery

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery was pioneered by Professor Gerhard Buess at a time when surgeons were just beginning to experiment with minimally invasive technology. TEM and the other platforms which perform transanal endoscopic surgery share certain features, they use insufflated carbon dioxide, long shafted instruments, and high definition optics to do endoluminal surgery through a natural orifice. The main clinical experience is in removing selected rectal neoplasms, although potentially any rectal pathology can be addressed with this instrumentation.
Source: Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research