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Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) for Removal of Rectal Tumors
UCSF now offers Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM), a minimally invasive procedure called for removal of rectal tumors and early stage rectal cancers and available only at select institutions.
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Clinical Excellence, Compassionate Care
& Innovative Research: Taught by Example
The UCSF Department of Surgery mission is threefold: to develop the
next generation of leaders in surgery; to provide outstanding
quality clinical care that is cost effective, yet compassionate;
and to make significant advances in scientific knowledge and
clinical practice through basic and clinical research. The care of
patients is what attracted most of our faculty and residents
into surgery initially, and it continues to be the focus of
much of our attention.