Comparison between robotic‐assisted and laparoscopic sphincter‐preserving operations for ultra‐low rectal cancer

Abstract Aim Sphincter‐preserving operations for ultra‐low rectal cancer include low anterior and intersphincteric resection. In low anterior resection, the distal rectum is divided by a transabdominal approach, which is technically demanding. In intersphincteric resection, a perineal approach is us...

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Main Authors: Tadahiro Kojima, Hitoshi Hino, Akio Shiomi, Hiroyasu Kagawa, Yusuke Yamaoka, Shoichi Manabe, Shunichiro Kato, Marie Hanaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-09-01
Series:Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ags3.12564