%0 Journal Article %T Rectal cancer surgery: can a clinical trial be conducted today? %A Rouanet, Philippe %J Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery %D 2018 %B 2018 %9 %! Rectal cancer surgery: can a clinical trial be conducted today? %K %X The article entitled “A Multicenter Matched Comparison of Transanal and Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision for Mid and Low-rectal Adenocarcinoma”, published by Lee et al . (1), could, in our view, be the reference as to answer the question “what is the best surgery for low-rectal carcinoma?” %U https://ales.amegroups.org/article/view/4903 %V 3 %P %@ 2518-6973