Open AccessTransanal versus conventional total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer using the IDEAL framework for implementation
Author(s) -
Reagan L. Robertson,
Ahmer Karimuddin,
Terry Phang,
Manoj Raval,
Carl Brown
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjs open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.974
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2474-9842
DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab002
Subject(s) - total mesorectal excision , medicine , colorectal cancer , surgery , propensity score matching , retrospective cohort study , cohort , anastomosis , dissection (medical) , cancer
Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) is an innovative technique for distal rectal cancer dissection. It has been shown to have similar short-term outcomes to conventional open and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (cTME), but recent studies have raised concern about increased morbidity and local recurrence rates. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes after TaTME versus cTME for rectal cancer.