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Figure 1. A: Da Vinci docked from patient’s left side; B: port positions during single docking; C: intraoperative view of the distal rectum, Da Vinci view; D: intraoperative view of the distal rectum, laparoscopic view; E: intersphincteric resection with long-star retractor; F: coloanal anastomosis done; G: total mesorectal excision specimen