The Essence of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision: In Reply to Yuksel

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Takeru Matsuda et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Aug 1;237(2):396.

doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000751. Epub 2023 May 9.

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Learning Curve for Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Low Rectal Malignancy.
Matsuda T, Sawada R, Hasegawa H, Yamashita K, Harada H, Urakawa N, Goto H, Kanaji S, Oshikiri T, Kakeji Y. Matsuda T, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 May 1;236(5):1054-1063. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000608. Epub 2023 Feb 3. J Am Coll Surg. 2023. PMID: 36735483
Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Learning Curve: How Should It Be?
Yuksel BC. Yuksel BC. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Aug 1;237(2):395-396. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000743. Epub 2023 May 9. J Am Coll Surg. 2023. PMID: 37158463 No abstract available.

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