Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	102487
Country	United States

Received	2024-10-21 08:33
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Return for Revision	2025-01-11 10:06
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Brief insight regarding the use of transanal, laparoscopic, and robotic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kevan English
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Kevan English, MD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, S 42nd & Emile St, Omaha, NE 68198, United States. keenglish@unmc.edu
Key Words	Colorectal cancer; Total mesorectal excision; Laparoscopic excision; Surgical techniques; Surgical outcomes
Core Tip	Total mesorectal excision (TME) is the standard of treatment for patients with low/mid locally advanced rectal cancer. This article compares the three minimally invasive surgical approaches (robotic, transanal, and laparoscopic TME) and their comparative efficacy relative to each other using the existing data in the literature.
Publish Date	2025-03-29 06:54
Citation	<p>English K. Brief insight regarding the use of transanal, laparoscopic, and robotic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. <i>World J Gastrointest Surg</i> 2025; 17(4): 102487</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i4/102487.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i4.102487

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