Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS), First in Kuwait: A Case Report

Gulf J Oncolog. 2018 Jan;1(26):61-63.

Abstract

Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) is a one of new platform used to help and achieve better outcome in using transanal approach for the treatment of rectal neoplasm. High definition camera and high tech equipment are used to perform this kind of surgery. The main benefit of using this approach is to provide the best outcome or the patient compared to the traditional transanal approach. This platform can be used for a variety of cases, benign and malignant tumor and for the benign condition. We report the first TAMIS perfo b rmed in the Kuwait and probably in the Middle East with 2 years of follow up. We had no complication and patient returned home and to normal activity in next day. More studies needed to validate this technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Villous / pathology
  • Adenoma, Villous / surgery*
  • Anal Canal / pathology
  • Anal Canal / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Polyps / pathology
  • Intestinal Polyps / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Transanal Endoscopic Surgery / methods*