Obesity and narrow pelvis prolong the operative time in conventional laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery, but not in a two-team transanal total mesorectal excision approach.
Hiroshi HasegawaTakeru MatsudaKimihiro YamashitaRyuichiro SawadaHitoshi HaradaNaoki UrakawaHironobu GotoShingo KanajiTaro OshikiriYoshihiro KakejiPublished in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2022)
A two-team TaTME approach provided a shorter TME time compared to conventional Lap-LAR, regardless of pelvic size and BMI.