Meta-analysis of transanal vs laparoscopic total mesorectal excision of low rectal cancer: Importance of appropriate patient selection

Table 1 Included studies related data

Ref.	Publication year	Journal	Country	Study design	TaTME	LaTME
de’Angelis et al[13]	2015	Langenbecks Arch Surg	France	Retrospective observational study	32	32
Kanso et al[14]	2015	Dis Colon Rectum	France	Retrospective observational study	51	34
Pontallier et al[15]	2016	Surg Endosc	France	RCT	38	34
Marks et al[16]	2016	Tech. Coloproctol	United States	Retrospective observational study	17	17
Lelong et al[17]	2017	J Am Coll Surg	France	Retrospective observational study	34	38
Denost et al[18]	2018	Surg Endosc	France	RCT	50	50
Mege et al[19]	2018	Colorectal Dis	France	Retrospective observational study	34	34
Rubinkiewicz et al[20]	2018	Cancer Manag Res	Poland	Retrospective observational study	35	35
Roodbeen et al[21]	2019	Surg Endosc	Netherlands	Retrospective observational study	41	41
Rubinkiewicz et al[22]	2019	BMC Surg	Poland	Prospective observational study	23	23
Ren et al[23]	2021	Asian J Surg	China	Prospective observational study	32	32
Li et al[24]	2022	Gastroenterol Res Pract	China	Prospective observational study	106	106

TaTME: Transanal total mesorectal excision, LaTME: Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision; RCT: Randomised controlled trial.