Management of the main postoperative surgical complications after transanal endoscopic microsurgery: an observational study

Xavier Serra-Aracil*, Laura Mora-López, Anna Pallisera-Lloveras, Sheila Serra-Pla, Albert Garcia-Nalda, Esther Gil-Barrionuevo, Salvador Navarro-Soto

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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.
Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículo37
Número de páginas11
PublicaciónMini-invasive Surgery
Volumen3
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 11 dic 2019

Palabras clave

  • Transanal endoscopic microsurgery
  • TEM
  • Transanal endoscopic operation
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Morbidity and morbidity management

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