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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==
*Resection of the rectum and (complete) mesorectum to the pelvic floor.
 
==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)
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Colon]].
*[[Colon]].
*[[Colorectal carcinoma]].
*[[Colorectal carcinoma]].
*[[Lower anterior resection for cancer]].
*[[Quirke method]].


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