Open AccessSafety and survival outcomes of transanal natural orifice specimen extraction using prolapsing technique for patients with middle- to low-rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Zhao Lu,
Haipeng Chen,
Mingguang Zhang,
Xu Guan,
Zhixun Zhao,
Zheng Jiang,
Zheng Liu,
Zhaoxu Zheng,
Xishan Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chinese journal of cancer research/chinese journal of cancer research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1993-0631
pISSN - 1000-9604
DOI - 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2020.05.10
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , nose , surgery , cls upper limits , cancer , optometry
The transanal approach to specimen collection, combined with the prolapsing technique, is a well-established and minimally invasive surgery for treating rectal cancer. However, reports on outcomes for this approach are sparse. We compared short- and long-term outcomes of conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) vs. transanal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) using the prolapsing technique for patients with middle- to low-rectal cancer.