Transanal versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision in Male Patients with Low Tumor Location after Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study
Table 3
Pathological outcomes.
Characteristics
Group
taTME()
laTME()
Length of resected intestine in centimeters (cm), (range)
(7.0-34.0)
(6.5-36.0)
0.458
Quality of the mesorectum specimen
0.269
Complete
101 (95.3%)
97 (91.5%)
Nearly complete
5 (4.7%)
9 (8.5%)
Distance between tumor and distal resection margin in cm (range)