Current status of trans-anal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) following the Second International Consensus Conference

Colorectal Dis. 2016 Jan;18(1):13-8. doi: 10.1111/codi.13131.

Abstract

This article documents the consensus of an expert group of surgeons from the Second International Trans-anal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME) Conference held in Paris in July 2014. It outlines three facets of the TaTME procedure: (i) the technique and its indications, (ii) training and adoption, and (iii) data collection and the TaTME registry.

Publication types

  • Consensus Statement

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / surgery*
  • Male
  • Obesity / complications
  • Peritoneum / surgery*
  • Proctitis / surgery*
  • Radiation Injuries / surgery
  • Rectal Diseases / complications
  • Rectal Diseases / surgery
  • Rectal Neoplasms / complications
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Rectum / surgery*
  • Sex Factors
  • Transanal Endoscopic Surgery / methods*