Utility of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision in Patients With Obesity and Mid-to-Low Rectal Cancer: A Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Benefits of transanal total mesorectal excision in patients with obesity remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical utility of transanal total mesorectal excision in patients with obesity with mid-to-low rectal cancer. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTINGS: A single-center study conducted between April 2015 and March 2025. PATIENTS: Six hundred eighty-three patients with mid-to-low rectal cancer were included in the study. INTERVENTION: Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patients were categorized as nonobese (BMI
Fields of Study & Subjects
Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Pelvic floor disorders treatments
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 768–777
- Publication date
- 22 January 2026
- Language
- EN