This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by John H Marks during the SS28: Colorectal 2 Session on April 13 2018
Keyword(s): anastomosis, anorectal ring, baby Deaver retractors, cephalad, colorectal 2 session, dentate line, distal rectal cancer, embrication, embryologic plane, flexible tip camera, full thickness, GIA stapler, hemostasis, hypogastric nerve, IMA ligation, inferior mesenteric artery ligation, intersphincteric space, intra abdominal, male, manual palpation, metzenbaum scissors, mucosa, natural orifice, neoadjuvant chemoradiation, pelvis, peristalsis, peritoneum, port, prostate, puborectalis, pursestring, radial tear, rectum, retraction, Richardson retractor, sharp dissection, single incision, skeletonization, sphincter preservation surgery, tactile feedback, TATA, taTME, transanal abdominal transanal, transanal total mesorectal excision, ureter, vagina, Vicryl