Peritoneal opening during transanal endoscopic microsurgery: can preoperative positioning assessment improve intraoperative management?
PO during TEM/TEO is infrequent, anatomically driven, and usually manageable with secure endoluminal repair. Careful surgical planning-considering distance, orientation, and size-and matching platform/position can reduce risk, with no evident increase in short-term morbidity.
Authors
- Michele Barbiero
- Arut
- Mario Morino
- Giovanni Distefano
- Carlo Alberto Ammirati
Institutions
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-026-12625-8
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00