Robotic Surgery in Rectal Cancer*

Rectal cancer is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The most effective and curative treatment is surgery, and the standard procedure is total mesorectal excision, initially performed by open surgery and posteriorly by minimally invasive techniques. Robotic surgery is an emergin...

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Main Authors: Sara Margarida Leonardo de Oliveira, Laura Elisabete Ribeiro Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1724055