Table 1.

Patient and lesion characteristics.

Characteristic	LAR (n = 24)	TEM (n = 24)	p
mean age	60.7 (40–85)	59.8 (32–79)	0.812
gender male	12 (50%)	12 (50%)	1
ASA 1	3 (13%)	3 (13%)	1
ASA 2	19 (79%)	19 (79%)	1
ASA 3	2 (8%)	2 (8%)	1
mean size *	3.3 (1–7)	2.9 (0.04–5.5)	0.085
mean location **	10.8 (4–20)	9.7 (3–16)	0.323
Histopathology			<0.00001
Adenoma +/− HGD	3 (12%)	18 (75%)
Adenocarcinoma	21 (88%)	6 (25%)
Stage 1	6 (25%)	6 (25%)
Stage 2	5 (21%)
Stage 3	10 (42%)

* largest diameter; ** distal extent of lesion measured from anal verge.