Evolution of transanal total mesorectal excision according to the IDEAL framework

Tremendous innovations have taken place in surgical procedures, but contrary to drug development, this process has been unregulated in the past. IDEAL promotes a structured framework for the safe implementation and assessment of a new surgical technique or intervention, by describing five stages for evaluating and reporting of innovations: Idea , Development , Exploration , Assessment and Long term . Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME)...