Simple instruments facilitating achievement of transanal total mesorectal excision in male patients.

CONCLUSION: Retrograde taTME with simple customized instruments can achieve high-quality TME, and it might be an effective and economical alternative for male patients with bulky tumors.
PMID: 28883706 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - August 21, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Xu C, Song HY, Han SL, Ni SC, Zhang HX, Xing CG Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research