Quality of life and anorectal function after transanal surgery for rectal cancer. A literature review.

Aim: The aim of the study is analyze the results after Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) and Trans-Anal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for rectal cancer in terms of Quality of Life (QoL) and anorectal function.

Material Of Study: The authors have conducted a review of the literature through the PubMed database using the following keywords: "quality of life", "rectal cancer", "transanal surgery", "TEM" and "TAMIS".

Results: Six and five studies were included on TEM and TAMIS, respectively, for a total of 619 patients with a follow up of up to five years.