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Evaluation of the Safety and the Efficacy of Transanal TME in Difficult Cases

South Korea12 participantsStarted 2017-12-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is evaluation of the safety and the efficacy of transanal total mesorectal excision in difficult case. Difficult case is defined as below; \- If any one of the following (1 or 2 or 3) 1. BMI: 30 or more 2. Tumor size: more than 7cm in long diameter 3. CRM: mesorectal fascia involvement or less than 1 mm on MRI

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. BMI: 30 or more
✓. Tumor size: more than 7cm in long diameter
✓. CRM: mesorectal fascia involvement or less than 1 mm on MRI

What they're measuring

TME quality & circumferential resection margin (CRM)

Timeframe: the day of surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02421432

SponsorNational Cancer Center, Korea

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-01-01

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