Pure transanal minimally invasive surgical repair of early rectovaginal fistula – a video vignette

Transanal TME – really needed?

“…Recently, it underwent an evolution with the application of laparoscopy to surgery of the rectum and rectal diseases, named transanal minimally invasive surgery [3]. Different transanal procedures have been described, like resection of large rectal polyps [4], total mesorectal excision (TME) [5], and the control of perioperative problems like leak, bleeding, and stenosis [6], [7], [8].…”