1. Division for New Health Technology Assessment, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea.
2. TaTME Assessment Committee, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea.
3. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
4. Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
5. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
6. Department of General Surgery, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
7. Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
8. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea.
9. Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.