Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME), also known as ‘bottom-up' surgery, is a new minimally invasive robotic alternative to conventional surgery for patients with lower rectal cancer. The main ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Terminal duct excision is the procedure of choice in the ...