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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2014; 20(36): 12981-12992
Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12981
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Figure 3 Transanal natural orifice specimen extraction. A laparoscopic transanal transabdominal-total mesorectal excision (TME) was performed. The TME-specimen with the vascular pedicle (black arrow) and colon used for the reconstruction and the hand-sewn anastomosis (white arrow) can be observed.