The TEM provides good long-term results for pT1 cancers. In old patients and patients with co-morbidity TEM may provide acceptable long-term results for T2 cancers. Tumours larger than 3 cm should not be treated with TEM for cure.
Accuracy and inter-observer agreement was generally low. Clinical decisions in patients with possible bowel obstruction should not be based on auscultatory assessment of bowel sounds.
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