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A new way of treating certain early-stage bowel and rectum cancers without major abdominal surgery is being introduced to Northamptonshire.

It involves using minimally invasive key-hole surgery techniques to remove early-stage tumours – and some advanced benign polyps that cannot be removed with endoscopic procedures - through the anal opening rather than though major radical surgery of the rectum

The technique is called Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) and the first operation in the county was carried out at Kettering General Hospital on April 19 by Mr Triantafyllos Doulias and Mr Khalid Hureibi, Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal and General Surgeons.

A Patient Panel is being launched across both Northampton General and Kettering General Hospitals to help ensure the patient and carers voice is heard when we develop and deliver patient care.

The Patient Experience teams at both hospitals have developed the Panel idea - which will work to improve services across both hospitals - as a new way for patients, carers, and their families to get involved in the development of services.