Abstract
The authors report that TEM with a single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) port can be facilitated by the use of a colonoscope instead of a conventional laparoscopic camera. The colonoscope can be inserted through one of the SILS channels and has the added benefit of flexibility, insufflation, irrigation, suction, and an operative port.
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Cantero, R., Salgado, G. Transanal access for rectal tumors: the simultaneous use of a flexible endoscope and SILS. Tech Coloproctol 18, 301–302 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-012-0916-4
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