Laparoscopic ultralow anterior resection combined with Per Anum intersphincteric rectal dissection for lower rectal cancer

Authors:
  • TTTatsuo Teramoto
    Tatsuo Teramoto
  • HHHirotoshi Hasegawa
    Hirotoshi Hasegawa
  • MKMasaki Kitajima
    Masaki Kitajima

Abstract
Rectal resection with total mesorectal excision is perhaps the most technically challenging of laparoscopic procedures, and the purpose of this study was to show that laparoscopic ultralow anterior resection is feasible for lower rectal cancer. Seven patients with lower rectal cancer were tr