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Three-year outcome after transanal versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision in locally advanced rectal cancer: a multicenter comparative analysis.

F Borja de LacyS X RoodbeenJ RíosJ van LaarhovenA Otero-PiñeiroR BravoT VisserR van PoppelS ValverdeR HompesC SietsesA CastellsW A BemelmanP J TanisA M Lacy
Published in: BMC cancer (2020)
These findings suggest that TaTME may improve locoregional recurrence and disease-free survival rates among patients with mid and distal locally advanced rectal cancer.
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