Pure transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: experience with 55 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the anatomic difficulties of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer have been resolved by hybrid transanal total mesorectal excision (h-taTME), a completely incisionless surgical procedure has not yet been developed. This study was performed to explore the efficacy of pure taTME (p-taTME) without laparoscopic assistance as a completely non-invasive surgical procedure for rectal cancer.

Methods

We retrospectively evaluated all patients with rectal cancer who underwent p-taTME between December 2015 and April 2018. Relevant patient characteristics and clinical information including the surgical procedure, specimens, pathological characteristics, and patients' post-operative state were analysed and the feasibility of p-taTME in patients with rectal cancer was

SUBMITTER: Wang XM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7034235 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature