de Lacy, F. B. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-7668
Roodbeen, S. X.
Ríos, J.
van Laarhoven, J.
Otero-Piñeiro, A.
Bravo, R.
Visser, T.
van Poppel, R.
Valverde, S.
Hompes, R.
Sietses, C.
Castells, A.
Bemelman, W. A.
Tanis, P. J.
Lacy, A. M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hospital Clinic Barcelona (25_delacyoliverb_250709_cgicm_pfr2018)
Article History
Received: 12 May 2020
Accepted: 12 July 2020
First Online: 20 July 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The Institutional Ethics Committees approved the TaTME and LapTME techniques years prior to this study in the three institutions noted, and all patients signed informed consent. The Ethics Committee of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (named <i>Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica</i>), where the Principal Investigator (FBL) belongs, approved the feasibility of the study (<i>reference HCB/2016/0640</i>). The current study protocol was assessed and accepted by the local Institutional Review Boards.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. F. Borja de Lacy, Drs. Sapho Xenia Roodbeen, Mr. Jose Ríos, Dr. Jacqueline van Laarhoven, Dr. Ana Otero-Piñeiro, Dr. Raquel Bravo, Dr. Tjaakje Visser, Dr. Roy van Poppel, and Dr. Silvia Valverde have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. Dr. Roel Hompes reports an educational grant from Stryker, personal fees from Applied Medical outside the submitted work. Dr. Colin Sietses reports personal fees from Medtronic, personal fees from Olympus, and personal fees from AFS medical, outside the submitted work. Dr. Antoni Castells reports personal fees from Amadix, Goodgut and Universal Diagnostics, and grants from SAF2014 and AECC, outside the submitted work. Dr. Willem A. Bemelman reports grants from VIFOR, grants from Medtronic, and grants from Braun, outside the submitted work. Dr. Pieter J. Tanis reports personal fees from Johnson & Johnson, personal fees from Olympus, and personal fees from B Braun, and research grant from Life Cell, outside the submitted work. Dr. Antonio M. Lacy reports personal fees from Medtronic, personal fees from Olympus, personal fees from Applied Medical, and personal fees from Conmed, outside the submitted work.