The focused issue on “Minimally Invasive Treatment of Low Rectal Cancer”, guest edited by Dr. Marco Milone, aims to provide comprehensive surgical techniques and discussion concerning minimally invasive treatment of low rectal cancer to specialists all around the world, which we hope will also be beneficial to the growth of young surgeons and also for the benefit of patients.
Preface
Preface on minimally invasive treatment of low rectal cancer
Original Article
Feasibility and advantages of transanal minimally invasive surgery: a 7-year experience with 76 cases
The role of endoscopic submucosal dissection for Tis/T1 rectal cancer
Review Article
Rectal cancer—state of art of laparoscopic versus open surgery
Update on robotic surgery for rectal cancer treatment
Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME): tips and tricks of a new surgical technique
Minimally invasive treatment of low rectal cancer: stenting as a bridge to surgery
The evolving role of indocyanine green fluorescence in the treatment of low rectal cancer
Surgical Technique
Single-access laparoscopic rectal resection: up-to-down and down-to-up
Laparoscopic rectal resection—the road to safety surgery
Editorial
taTME for mid-low rectal cancer: myth, hope, or reality?
Disclosure:
The series “Minimally Invasive Treatment of Low Rectal Cancer” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Marco Milone served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.