Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Unidad de Cirugía Colorrectal, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España
Abstract:
Anterior resection with total mesorectal excision is the standard method of rectal cancer resection. However, this procedure remains technically difficult in mid and low rectal cancer. A robotic transanal proctectomy with total mesorectal excision and laparoscopic assistance is reported in a 57 year old male with BMI 32 kg/m2 and rectal adenocarcinoma T2N1M0 at 5 cm from the dentate line.