Overview of the literature

Y. Van Nieuwenhove

BSW 2012• Tuech JJ (Rouen) ETAP• 2010 Lacy (Barcelona), Marks (Wynnewood)• 2009 Funahashi K (Tokyo) 6pts

– Lone Star– Lap disc mini

• 2007 Köninger J (Heidelberg)– Partial posterior PME transperineal

Series >10pt

Matched control studies

Parallel• Leroy 2013 Total pure NOTES TaTME

– Transanal mobilisation of splenic flexure• Colombo 2015

– Robotic TME or TaTME• Atallah 2014

– RATS TME (3cases)

COLOR• COLOR I: 627 lap colon-621 open colon

– Lancet Oncol 2005, 2009– Better short term, similar long term

• COLOR II: 699 lap – 345 open rectal ca– NEJM 2015

COLOR III• ±1000pts

– Lap TME vs TaTME– ongoing