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. 2012 May 20;2012:287613. doi: 10.1155/2012/287613

Figure 2.

Figure 2

(a) Set up for pure NOTES transanal rectosigmoid resection via TEM using standard instruments and endoscopic tools in cadavers using a colonoscope for visualization. (b) Set up for transanal NOTES rectosigmoid resection with laparoscopic assistance in cadavers. (c) Transanal circumferential and full-thickness rectal dissection through the TEM platform, starting just below the purse-string suture, in a female patient with an upper rectal cancer. (d) Transanal posterior mesorectal dissection using laparoscopic instruments through the TEM platform in a female patient. (e) Transanal mobilization of the anterior rectal wall and peritoneal entry through the TEM platform in a female patient. (f) Intact rectosigmoid specimen and mesorectum following transanal NOTES procedures.