Waleed M Ghareeb
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, China
Title: Preliminary study of how to guarantee complete TME on performing Ta TME: Cadaveric and post-surgical specimens study
Biography
Biography: Waleed M Ghareeb
Abstract
Terminal line is an annular pearly white structure at the level of the levator ani muscle hiatus extending from 2 O’ clock to 10 O’ clock posteriorly while couldn’t be found anteriorly. Start line is the intraluminal corresponding line to the mesorectal tail and due to the angulation of the rectum entering the pelvic hiatus the start line is of significantly different distance at 12 O’ clock, 3 or 9 O’ clock and 6 O’ clock directions. The distances to the dentate line in cadavers were 22.85±4.31, 18.35±3.84 and 15.63±3.30 mm, respectively while the in the post-surgical specimens were 28.61±5.43, 21.90±3.58 and 15.63±3.58 mm, respectively with no statistical significance between male and female.