Implementation of a standardized surgical technique in robot-assisted restorative rectal cancer resection: a single center cohort study

Abstract Background Despite increasing focus on the technical performance of total mesorectal excision over recent decades, anastomotic leakage (AL) continues to be a serious complication for many patients, even in the hands of experienced surgical teams. This study describes implementation of stand...

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Main Authors: Jacob Damgaard Eriksen, Henriette Vind Thaysen, Katrine Jøssing Emmertsen, Anders Husted Madsen, Anders Tøttrup, Charlotte Buchard Nørager, Ken Ljungmann, Niels Thomassen, Conor Patrick Delaney, Lene Hjerrild Iversen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01809-3