Difference between revisions of "Total mesorectal excision"

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'''Total mesorectal excision''', abbreviated '''TME'''. is the thing in [[rectum|rectal]] surgery.  
'''Total mesorectal excision''', abbreviated '''TME'''. is the standard in [[rectum|rectal]] surgery.  


==General==
==General==
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*[[Colon]].
*[[Colon]].
*[[Colorectal carcinoma]].
*[[Colorectal carcinoma]].
*[[Lower anterior resection for cancer]].
*[[Quirke method]].


[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]]
[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]]

Latest revision as of 15:23, 11 October 2017

Total mesorectal excision, abbreviated TME. is the standard in rectal surgery.

General

  • Resection of the rectum and (complete) mesorectum to the pelvic floor.

Gross

See also