This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by James W Fleshman during the Postgraduate Course: Total Mesorectal Excision – Optimizing Surgery and Managing Challenges on April 11 2018
Keyword(s): abdomen, abdominoperineal resection, ACOSOG, aerolar tissue plane, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, anal canal, anal verge, anatomic, anatomy, anorectal ring, aorta, APR, ascending colic artery, avascular plane, bifurcation, Bookwalter retractor, bread loaf, cautery, circumferential resection margin, CRM, duodenum, ejaculation, embryologic plane, esophagus, experience, fat, female, Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy, FUSE, hemorrhoidal vessels, holy plane, IMA, IMV, inferior mesenteric artery, inferior mesenteric vein, ischiorectal fossa, laparoscopic TME, laparoscopy, left colic mesentery, left colon, levators, ligation, lighted retractor, lithotomy, lymph node harvest, lymphatics, male, malleable retractor, malpractice, mesorectum, midline, minimally invasive, MRI, multidisiplinary team, neoadjuvant chemoradiation, open technique, open total mesorectal excision, pancreas, pathologists, pelvic nerves, pelvis, periaortic lymph node dissection, presacral fascia, pubis, QoL, quality of life, radiation, rectal cancer, rectum, recurrence, robotic TME, sarum, sexual function, SFM, sigmoid colon, skill, specimen, sphincter, spillage, splenic flexure mobilization, surgical oncology, survival, tension-free anastomosis, TME, training, transection, Trendelenburg, tumor, ureter, voltage, Waldeyers fascia, wound protector, xiphoid
TME–3:35 Oncology 1996
Multidisciplinary team approach–14:32
Conclusion–15:27