Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: Toward Standardization of the Surgical Technique
Laparoscopic surgery is widely used for rectal cancer; however, this technique is challenging due to tapering of the mesorectum in the pelvis, and the forward angle of the distal rectum, which renders this part of the rectum less accessible from the abdominal cavity. Hence, concerns regarding its sa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Japan Society of Coloproctology
2023-10-01
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Series: | Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon |
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Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/7/4/7_2023-027/_pdf/-char/en |