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'''Total mesorectal excision''', abbreviated '''TME'''. is the | '''Total mesorectal excision''', abbreviated '''TME'''. is the standard in [[rectum|rectal]] surgery. | ||
==General== | |||
*Resection of the rectum and (complete) mesorectum to the pelvic floor. | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
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Image:Rectum - anterior view.jpg | Rectum - anterior view. (WC) | |||
Image:Rectum - lateral_view.jpg | Rectum - lateral view. (WC) | |||
Image:Rectum - anterior and lateral - inked.jpg| Rectum - inked. (WC) | |||
Image:Rectum - opened.jpg | Rectum - opened (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[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
Rectum - anterior view. (WC)
Rectum - lateral view. (WC)
Rectum - inked. (WC)
Rectum - opened (WC)
