Quality of Life After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Compared to Traditional Total Mesorectal Excision

Transanal approach in surgical treatment of rectal cancer along the anatomical and embryological planes, called total mesorectal excision, as described in 1988 by Heald et al.

Patients who underwent laparoscopic, robotic, or open total mesorectal excision with anastomosis for primary rectal cancer UICC stage I to III