This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by John H Marks during the Postgraduate Course: Total Mesorectal Excision – Optimizing Surgery and Managing Challenges on April 11 2018
Keyword(s): 3D retraction, abdominoperineal resectoin, ACOSOG trial, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, anatomy, APR, bony pelvis, cadaveric dissection, chemoradiation therapy, colorectal surgeon, distal margin, holy plane, hypogastric nerves, identification, laparoscopic approach, laparoscopic TME, left lower quadrant, LLQ, mass, minimally invasive approach, minimally invasive surgery, MIS, parietal plane, rectal cancer surgery, rectum, retractor, retroperitoneum, robotic TME, staple, suprapubic, taTME, total mesorectal excision, transanal TME, Turkey, visceral plane, visualization
Holy plane–3:31 J R Soc Med 1988
Pelvis–5:42
Posterior dissection video clip–6:28
Conclusion–11:02