Background The standard treatment of rectal carcinoma is surgical resection according to
the total mesorectal excision principle, either by open, laparoscopic, robot-assisted or …

Abstract Background and Objectives Optimal surgical management for gastric cancer
remains controversial. We aimed to perform a network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomized …

Background Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) was introduced in 2009 as a
dedicated approach for the treatment of mid-low rectal cancer. We aimed to describe and …

Background Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery for rectal cancer has
important technical limitations. Robot-assisted and transanal TME (TaTME) may overcome …

Background: The oncologic safety of transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for rectal
cancer has recently been questioned, with high local recurrence (LR) rates reported in …

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 …

Importance Proponents of novel transanal total mesorectal excision (TME) suggest the
procedure overcomes the technical and oncologic challenges of conventional approaches …

In the paradigm shift related to rectal cancer treatment, we have to understand a variety of
new emerging topics to provide appropriate treatment for individual patients as precision …

Aim Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) has been suggested as a potential
solution for the resection of challenging mid and low rectal cancer. This relatively complex …

Objective: To describe the pooled learning curves of Ivor Lewis totally minimally invasive
esophagectomy (TMIE) in hospitals stratified by predefined hospital-and surgeon-related …