Erschienen in:
01.02.2015 | Editorial
Transanal total mesorectal excision: full steam ahead
verfasst von:
S. Atallah
Erschienen in:
Techniques in Coloproctology
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Ausgabe 2/2015
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Excerpt
The article by Araujo [
1] in this month’s issue documents the dramatic climb of transanal total mesorectal excision (transanal TME) with the most comprehensive review on this topic to date and a revelation of published numbers that are approximately double what they were just 1 year ago [
2]. While it may seem as if transanal TME materialized overnight, in actuality, its foundation had been quietly in development for three decades. The seeming sudden ascent of transanal TME is analogous to a building under construction. Developing a proper foundation is a time-intensive and critical first step. To naïve observers of a construction site, it may appear as though no progress is underway, until the foundation is completed and suddenly a building begins to rise ten stories high, filling in the skyline with striking speed. …