Introduction With advances in technology,natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery(NOTES)has long been an ultimate clinical pursuit in minimally invasive surgery.The transanal total mesorectal excision(taTME)in ...Introduction With advances in technology,natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery(NOTES)has long been an ultimate clinical pursuit in minimally invasive surgery.The transanal total mesorectal excision(taTME)in rectal surgery has been considered a representative example of the adoption of the NOTES concept[1,2].The taTME procedures offer an optimized view,better exposure of the anatomical plane.展开更多
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文摘Introduction With advances in technology,natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery(NOTES)has long been an ultimate clinical pursuit in minimally invasive surgery.The transanal total mesorectal excision(taTME)in rectal surgery has been considered a representative example of the adoption of the NOTES concept[1,2].The taTME procedures offer an optimized view,better exposure of the anatomical plane.