Reasonable Collocation of Two Different Functional 3D Laparoscopes May Improve the Efficiency of Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Surgery Using a Synchronous Two-Team Approach?

Background: To investigate the effectiveness of two different functional three-dimensional (3D) laparoscopes in transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 106 patients undergoing taTME of rectal cancer at the Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College between August 2017 and July 2020. Fifty-seven patients used the flexible 3D laparoscope (FTDL) and 49 patients used the rigid 3D laparoscope (RTDL). Results: Transabdominal operation duration in the FTDL group was shorter than in the RTDL group (125.5 ± 52.6 minutes versus 148.8 ± 59.3 minutes, P = .034). However, transanal operation duration in the FTDL group was longer than in the RTDL group (77.3 ± 26.8 minutes versus 104.6 ± 34.1 minutes, P = .000). There were no significant differences between the two groups in the number of harvested lymph nodes, total operation duration, postoperative complications, postoperative hospitalization, and quality of mesorectal specimen (P > .05). Conclusion: Synchronous two-team approach can be widely used in taTME. Making full use of the respective advantages of the two 3D laparoscopes is beneficial to improve the efficiency of taTME surgery. Clinical Trial Registration Number: NCT03416699.

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