Techniques in Total Mesorectal Excision Surgery #MMPMID25733970
Lichliter WE
Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2015[Mar]; 28 (1): 21-7 PMID25733970show ga
Advances in the surgical management of rectal cancer have placed the quality of total mesorectal excision (TME) as the major predictor in overall survival. A standardized TME technique along with quality increases the percentage of patients undergoing a complete TME. Quality measurements of TME will place increasing demands on surgeons maintaining competence with present and future techniques. These efforts will improve the outcome of the rectal cancer patients.