title: From TATA to NOTES, how taTME fits into the evolutionary surgical tree.
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Surgery, Main Line Health System, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA. marksj@mlhs.org.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.affiliation: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Salem
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000067368:Transanal Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*