Transanal versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision in Male Patients with Low Tumor Location after Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

<div>(a) Beginning of the purse-string suture. (b) Completion of TME by the opening of the peritoneum reflection. (c) Incision peritoneal reflection on the anterior lateral sided. (d) After cutting off the bowel at the distal tumor edge.</div>

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

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Figure 1: Transanal versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision in Male Patients with Low Tumor Location after Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study 

Figure 1 | Transanal versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision in Male Patients with Low Tumor Location after Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study 