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Rectosigmoïdectomie laparoscopique avec excision totale du mésorectum pour cancer rectal localement avancé

This is the case of a 35-year-old female patient with a locally advanced rectal tumor located 7cm away from the anal verge and occupying 40% of the rectal lumen. She underwent a laparoscopic rectosigmoidectomy plus a total mesorectal excision (TME) after neoadjuvant therapy. 

Laparoscopic rectosigmoidectomy plus total mesorectal excision (TME) for locally advanced rectal cancer

Résection laparoscopique assistée par robot pour cancer du rectum localement avancé

This is the case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with a cT4N2Mx low rectal tumor discovered during population screening. The circumferential resection margin was threatened at the anterior side with possible involvement of the dorsal vaginal wall. This video demonstrates a laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection ‘en bloc’ with a partial resection of the dorsal vaginal wall. 

Focus on robotic rectal surgery: surgical techniques in locally advanced rectal cancer

Laparoscopic robot-assisted resection of a locally advanced rectal cancer

Laparoscopic rectosigmoidectomy plus total mesorectal excision (TME) for locally advanced rectal cancer