title: Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for rectal cancer: Step by step description of the surgical technique for a two-teams approach.
abstract: Interest in transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) is growing worldwide due to the application of minimally invasive techniques to rectal cancer surgery while maintaining adequate oncologic outcomes. This article presents the standardised and refined technique after performing more than 300 operations at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Carrer de Villaroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain(c); Oncologic Surgery Department, Clinica Somer, Calle 38 #54A-35, Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. Electronic address: mariaclara_arroyave@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Arroyave
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Carrer de Villaroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain(c).
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: DeLacy
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Carrer de Villaroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain(c).
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lacy
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013030:Spain
keywords: Colorectal; MIS; TaTME; Total mesorectal excision; Transanal TME