Endoscopic submucosal dissection versus transanal endoscopic surgery for the treatment of early rectal tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vitor Massaro Takamatsu SagaeIgor Braga RibeiroDiogo Turiani Hourneaux de MouraVitor Ottoboni BrunaldiFernanda Prado LogiudiceMateus Pereira FunariElisa Ryoka BabaWanderley Marques BernardoEduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de MouraPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)
For the minimally invasive treatment of early rectal tumor, ESD and surgical techniques do not differ in terms of local recurrence, en bloc resection rate, R0 resection rate, duration of the procedure, length of hospital stay, or complication rate, however, evidence is very low.