title: Stereotactic navigation for TAMIS-TME.
abstract: Stereotactic navigation allows for real-time, image-guided surgery, thus providing an augmented working environment for the operator. This technique can be applied to complex minimally invasive surgery for fixed anatomic targets. Transanal minimally invasive surgery represents a new approach to rectal cancer surgery that is technically demanding and introduces the potential for procedure-specific morbidity. Feasibility of stereotactic navigation for TAMIS-TME has been demonstrated, and this could theoretically translate into improved resection quality by improving the surgeon's spatial awareness. The future of minimally invasive surgery as it relates to augmented reality and image-guided surgery is discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Florida Hospital , Orlando , FL , USA.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atallah
authors.affiliation: a Florida Hospital , Orlando , FL , USA.
authors.forename: Sergio W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Larach
authors.affiliation: a Florida Hospital , Orlando , FL , USA.
authors.forename: John R T
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Monson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D000067368:Transanal Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*
keywords: TAMIS; augmented reality; image-guided surgery; navigation; rectal cancer; taTME