Natural orifice total mesorectal excision using transanal port and laparoscopic assistance

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2011 Apr;37(4):334-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.12.016. Epub 2011 Jan 23.

Abstract

Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is an emerging concept which has been recently applied to the field of rectal excision. The authors describe a case of total mesorectal excision using a transanal port and laparoscopic assistance. We described a procedure performed in a 45-year-old for a rectal adenocarcinoma (1 cm wide, T1sm3) 3 cm above the dentate line. The procedure is described in the text and in a didactic video.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Anal Canal*
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Middle Aged
  • Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / instrumentation
  • Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / methods*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Rectum / pathology
  • Rectum / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Videotape Recording