Transanal Versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision: A Comparative Prospective Clinical Trial from Two Centers

• Published in: Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A Vol. 30; no. 7; p. 769
• Main Authors: Zuhdy, Mohammad, Elmore, Ugo, Shams, Nazem, Hegazy, Mohamed A F, Roshdy, Sameh, Eldamshety, Osama, Metwally, Islam H, Rosati, Riccardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Laparoscopy; Male; Middle Aged; Proctectomy - methods; Prospective Studies; Rectal Neoplasms - pathology; Rectal Neoplasms - surgery; Transanal Endoscopic Surgery; Treatment Outcome; laparoscopic total mesorectal excision; minimally invasive surgery; transanal total mesorectal excision; rectal cancer; total mesorectal excision

Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LapTME) faced many obstacles in obese male with narrow pelvis and bulky mesorectum with increased risk of incomplete mesorectal excision and positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) and distal resection margin (DRM). Transanal total mesorectal excision...