Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision for Low Rectal Cancer: A Narrative Review and Description of the Technique

Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision for Low Rectal Cancer: A Narrative Review and Description of the Technique

Robotic surgery may offer significant advantages for treating extraperitoneal rectal cancer. Although laparoscopy has been shown to be safe and effective, laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) remains technically challenging and is still performed in selected centers. Robotic anterior resecti...

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Main Authors: Giampaolo Formisano, Luca Ferraro, Adelona Salaj, Simona Giuratrabocchetta, Gaetano Piccolo, Giulia Di Raimondo, Paolo Pietro Bianchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
robotic anterior resection
rectal cancer
total mesorectal excision
long-term outcomes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/14/4859

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