Transanal total mesorectal excision for low rectal cancer: a case-matched study comparing TaTME versus standard laparoscopic TME.

Cancer Manag Res · 2018 · PMC6219401 · PMID 30464621

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Patients undergoing TaTME resection had a wider radial margin compared with those undergoing standard laparoscopy, although the data did not reach statistical significance (1.41±1.29 vs 0.99±0.78 mm; P =0.25).

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