Comparison of the short-term outcomes in lower rectal cancer using three different surgical techniques: Transanal total mesorectal excision (TME), laparoscopic TME, and open TME
Summary: Background: Total mesorectal excision (TME) is the standard surgical principle in the treatment of rectal cancer. However, in recent years, there has been an increasing debate about how to obtain better results in circumferential margin (CRM) and distal margins of the surgical specimen. Th...
| Published in: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958418305268 |