Redo transanal total mesorectal excision (Re-TaTME) after initial TaTME; is it possible?

Rectal cancer is one of the commonest human malignancies. Treatment of this serious disease conventionally involves resection with/without anastomosis. Anastomotic site stenosis is a serious complication of rectal resection for which treatment is still evolving.

Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: Short Term Outcomes from Two Centers.

Background: Rectal cancer is now an increasing problem in both developed and developing countries. In the last 7 years, minimally invasive surgery for this disease has entered a new era of transanal resection with/without laparoscopic assistance.

Materials And Methods: We present here a prospective study done in Egypt (probably the earliest experience) and Spain on the feasibility of hybrid NOTES in rectal cancer.