Current experience and future directions of completely NOTES colorectal resection

Figure 2 Transanal endoscopic rectal dissection using TEM in a male human cadaver. A: Following full-thickness transection of the rectal wall, the presacral plane was entered posteriorly and total mesorectal excision was completed; B: Following mobilization of the anterior rectal wall from the posterior aspect of the prostate, the peritoneal cavity was entered.