Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) is an alternative for mid-low rectal cancer. In China, this procedure has been performed in high-volume centers with structured training curriculums. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term outcomes during the initial implementation of the TaTME procedure in high-volume centers who followed structured training curriculums in China.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
175
Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision
Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center
Shanghai, China
incidence of anastomotic leakage
according to the International Rectal Cancer Study Group
Time frame: thirty days after surgery
incidence of Defecation disorders
A Wexner score \>10 indicated the existence of defecation dysfunction
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
incidence of positive distal resection margin
A positive distal resection margin (DRM) was diagnosed with the presence of tumor cells within 1mm from the DRM
Time frame: 30 days after surgery
incidence of positivecircumferential resection margin
The positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) was defined as the presence of tumor cells within 1 mm from the CRM
Time frame: 30 days after surgery
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