TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of the main postoperative surgical complications after transanal endoscopic microsurgery
T2 - an observational study
AU - Serra-Aracil, Xavier
AU - Mora-López, Laura
AU - Pallisera-Lloveras, Anna
AU - Serra-Pla, Sheila
AU - Garcia-Nalda, Albert
AU - Gil-Barrionuevo, Esther
AU - Navarro-Soto, Salvador
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2019/12/11
Y1 - 2019/12/11
N2 - Aim: Rates of clinically relevant postoperative morbidity after transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) are low. For this reason, there are few descriptions in the literature on the management of these complications. Because of this lack of information, their importance may be either underestimated or overestimated (in the latter case, leading to overtreatment). The present article reports the frequency of the occurrence of postoperative surgical complications after TEM and describes various approaches to their management. Methods: An observational study was carried out with prospective data collection and retrospective analysis from June 2004 to June 2019, including all patients undergoing TEM for rectal tumors. All postoperative complications were recorded using the Clavien-Dindo classification (Cl-D), as well as preoperative, surgical, postoperative, and pathological variables. Results: During the study period, 778 patients underwent TEM, of whom 716 met the inclusion criteria. Postoperative morbidity was 22.1% (158/716). Clinically relevant morbidity (Cl-D > II) was 5% (36/716). The most frequent complication was rectal bleeding, occurring in 115/716 (16.1%) patients; 85 of these 115 (73.9%) patients were grade I Cl-D. Urinary complications were rare (30/716, 4.2%). Similarly, infectious complications of perianal and pelvic abscesses appeared in 7/716 (1%) patients, two of whom required colostomy. Conclusion: Clinically relevant complications after TEM are rare. For this reason, experience of these complications is limited. Here, we propose a management protocol to ensure that these complications are neither underestimated nor subjected to excessively aggressive or unnecessary treatment.
AB - Aim: Rates of clinically relevant postoperative morbidity after transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) are low. For this reason, there are few descriptions in the literature on the management of these complications. Because of this lack of information, their importance may be either underestimated or overestimated (in the latter case, leading to overtreatment). The present article reports the frequency of the occurrence of postoperative surgical complications after TEM and describes various approaches to their management. Methods: An observational study was carried out with prospective data collection and retrospective analysis from June 2004 to June 2019, including all patients undergoing TEM for rectal tumors. All postoperative complications were recorded using the Clavien-Dindo classification (Cl-D), as well as preoperative, surgical, postoperative, and pathological variables. Results: During the study period, 778 patients underwent TEM, of whom 716 met the inclusion criteria. Postoperative morbidity was 22.1% (158/716). Clinically relevant morbidity (Cl-D > II) was 5% (36/716). The most frequent complication was rectal bleeding, occurring in 115/716 (16.1%) patients; 85 of these 115 (73.9%) patients were grade I Cl-D. Urinary complications were rare (30/716, 4.2%). Similarly, infectious complications of perianal and pelvic abscesses appeared in 7/716 (1%) patients, two of whom required colostomy. Conclusion: Clinically relevant complications after TEM are rare. For this reason, experience of these complications is limited. Here, we propose a management protocol to ensure that these complications are neither underestimated nor subjected to excessively aggressive or unnecessary treatment.
KW - Minimally invasive surgery
KW - Morbidity
KW - Morbidity management
KW - TEM
KW - Transanal endoscopic microsurgery
KW - Transanal endoscopic operation
KW - Transanal endoscopic microsurgery
KW - TEM
KW - Transanal endoscopic operation
KW - Minimally invasive surgery
KW - Morbidity and morbidity management
KW - Transanal endoscopic microsurgery
KW - TEM
KW - Transanal endoscopic operation
KW - Minimally invasive surgery
KW - Morbidity and morbidity management
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U2 - 10.20517/2574-1225.2019.36
DO - 10.20517/2574-1225.2019.36
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85116895067
SN - 2574-1225
VL - 3
JO - Mini-invasive Surgery
JF - Mini-invasive Surgery
M1 - 37
ER -