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Fig. 2 | World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Fig. 2

From: Transanal down-to-up dissection of the distal rectum as a viable approach to achieve total mesorectal excision in laparoscopic sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer near the anus: a study of short- and long-term outcomes of 123 consecutive patients from a single Japanese institution

Fig. 2

Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) procedure. We usually mobilize the distal rectum at least above the anorectal ring in order to set up the EZ ACCESS platform at the anal canal. We try to dissect until the peritoneal reflection at the anterior side of the rectum is identified, because we often experience difficulty to dissect the anterior side of the rectum through the EZ ACCESS platform

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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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