Dr. Atallah on developing ‘TAMIS'
TAMIS is a revolutionary approach to the removal of rectal tumors and polyps that I co-developed in 2009. It has quickly caught on -- this technique is now being performed at top institutions worldwide. More importantly, it has lead to the next-step in avanced rectal cancer surgery, whereby tumors of the rectum can be removed with less scars, better outcomes, and probably with fewer patients winding up with a permanent ostomy. This is GREAT NEWS for patients battling this curable disease! … TAMIS is simply an innovation that makes all the sense in the world.
Above: Photograph of Dr. Atallah (right) performing the world’s first TAMIS on June 30, 2009, at Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Operating Room #2. It would give rise to a new era in rectal cancer surgery. Below: Dr. Atallah expains to patients about how TAMIS was developed and why it was a giant leap forward. TAMIS was first performed in 2009 and first reported in the scientific literature by Atallah et al. in 2010. It has changed how rectal surgery is now performed worldwide. Dr. Atallah’s 2019 Textbook on TAMIS and taTME
Read the FIRST report on TAMIS, published by S. Atallah et al. in Surgical Endoscopy
Get the Johns Hopkins take on TAMIS
Video: UK Top Doc Sarah MIlls Explains TAMIS
Watch Video: A Real Patient’s Experience with TAMIS
Learn more about TAMIS in a Clinical Spotlight Review
TAMIS - in the American College of Surgeons NEWS
Watch a TAMIS Operation performed by Dr. Atallah
Watch The First TAMIS operation ever performed for rectal cancer (2009)
Watch an an animation video of how TAMIS Works
For Patients: Watch This Excellent Video About TAMIS
Read More on TAMIS - Frequenty Asked Questions - FAQ
SAGES Video - Complex TAMIS case with Peritoneal Entery (Upper Rectal Neoplasm)
Dr. Atallah’s 2019 Textbook on TAMIS and taTME
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