Transanal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) rectal resection: “down-to-up” total mesorectal excision (TME)—short-term outcomes in the first 20 cases

• Published in: Surgical endoscopy Vol. 27; no. 9; pp. 3165 - 3172
• Main Authors: de Lacy, Antonio M., Rattner, David W., Adelsdorfer, Cedric, Tasende, Marta M., Fernández, María, Delgado, Salvadora, Sylla, Patricia, Martínez-Palli, Graciela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.09.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abdominal Surgery; Adenocarcinoma - surgery; Adult; Aged; Biopsy; Body mass index; Clinical medicine; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal surgery; Contraindications; Digestive System Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods; Endoscopy; Female; Gastroenterology; Gastrointestinal surgery; Gynecology; Hepatology; Hospitals; Humans; Laparoscopy; Lymphatic system; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery - instrumentation; Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery - methods; Patient Selection; Proctology; Prospective Studies; Rectal Neoplasms - surgery; Surgery; Treatment Outcome; Spain; NOTES; Minimally invasive surgery; Rectal cancer; MANOS; Transanal

Background The transanal minilaparoscopy-assisted natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) approach holds significant promise as a safe and less morbid alternative to conventional low anterior rectal resection. Previous reports have shown satisfactory short-term oncologic results. We...