Objectives Minimally invasive total mesorectal excision is increasingly being used as an
alternative to open surgery in the treatment of patients with rectal cancer. This systematic …

Background Evidence and practice recommendations on the use of transanal total
mesorectal excision (TaTME) for rectal cancer are conflicting. Objective We aimed to …

Background in the literature on rectal cancer (RC) surgery many studies have focused on
the quality of total mesorectal excision (TME) dissection, while there is a scarcity of …

Background An optimal surgical approach to lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) remains
controversial. With the recent popularity of transanal total mesorectal excision, a two-team …

Introduction Nowadays, most rectal tumours are treated open or minimally invasive, using
laparoscopic, robot-assisted or transanal total mesorectal excision. However, insight into the …

Background: Total mesorectal excision has been the gold standard for the operative
management of rectal cancer. The most frequently used minimally invasive techniques for …

Transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) has been rapidly accepted as a promising
surgical approach to the distal rectum. The benefits include ease of access to the bottom of …

Purpose Under the South Korea's unique health insurance structure, any new surgical
technology must be evaluated first by the government in order to consider whether that …

目的比较经肛门全直肠系膜切除术(transanal total mesorectal excision, TaTME)
与腹腔镜全直肠系膜切除术(laparoscopic total mesorectal excision, LaTME) …

The last decades have seen a remarkable improvement in colorectal surgery, as new
techniques and protocols have been developed and adopted. Restoring the continuity of the …