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This article explains robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) by demonstrating the need for this technique and outlining a reproducible procedure. This text lays out step-by-step instructions on how a surgeon and team can carry out robotic TAMIS including what personnel and equipment are necessary to perform robotic TAMIS.
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Johnson, C.S., Johnson, M.W. (2020). Robotic Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS). In: Kim, J., Garcia-Aguilar, J. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18740-8_34
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