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
Recurrence, n (%)
Total
TARD
TaTME
pStage
I
4/52 (7.7)
2/22 (9.1)
2/30 (6.7)
II
3/33 (9.1)
1/12 (8.3)
2/21 (9.5)
III
10/31 (32.3)
3/12 (25.0)
7/19 (36.8)
pCR
1/5 (20.0)
0/3 (0)
1/2 (50.0)
18/121a (14.9)
6/49 (12.2)
12/72 (16.7)