Abstract: Objective?To explore the safety, feasibility, short-term outcomes and share operation experiences of laparoscopic-assisted transanal total mesorectal excision (La-TaTME) for middle-low rectal cancer.?Methods?This retrospective research collected and analyzed the clinical data of 32 patients diagnosed with middle or low rectal carcinoma who underwent La-TaTME from December 2017 to December 2018. Sequential La-TaTME was applied to patients by the same operation team.?Results?All the 32 patients successfully underwent La-TaTME and no case was converted to laparotomy. The average operative time was (257.50 ± 32.60) min and average blood loss during operations was (76.56 ± 15.64) ml. The TME specimens with good quality (grade 3 / grade 2) accounted for 96.88%; the negative rate of circumferential resection margin was 96.88%; the negative rate of distal resection margin was 100.00%. The postoperative first exhaust time and first ambulation time were at (1.69 ± 0.54) day and (1.34 ± 0.28) day, respectively. Drainage tubes were removed after (7.63 ± 3.26) days, with postoperative hospital stay being (12.87 ± 1.56) days. No serious complications (Clavien-Dindo Ⅲ~Ⅳ) occurred within 30 days after surgery. During the follow-up period with median follow-up 11.5 months, no local recurrence or metastasis was observed and there was no death.?Conclusion?La-TaTME is a safe and feasible alternative to standard laparoscopic TME for middle or low rectal cancer when operated by an experienced colorectal surgeon and the short-term outcomes of La-TaTME are well enough. However, the indications of TaTME should be strictly abide by and this novel surgical procedure must be carried out cautiously on the basis of mastering the technically essential points.