Transanally assisted lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for rectal cancer.
Takeru MatsudaRyuichiro SawadaHiroshi HasegawaKimihiro YamashitaMasako UtsumiHitoshi HaradaNaoki UrakawaHironobu GotoShingo KanajiTaro OshikiriYoshihiro KakejiPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
The transanal approach for LLND reduced operative time, blood loss, and morbidity compared with the conventional approach alone in a cohort of patients with rectal cancer.