ReviewFrontiers in oncology2014
Laparoscopic and robotic total mesorectal excision in the treatment of rectal cancer. Brief review and personal remarks.
Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus long-course neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5,168 cases.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Postoperative complications and surgical outcomes of robotic versus conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy in breast cancer: meta-analysis.The British journal of surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Enhanced recovery and reduced conversion rates in robotic rectal cancer surgery: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- The Micro Hand S vs. da Vinci Surgical Robot-Assisted Surgery on Total Mesorectal Excision: Short-Term Outcomes Using Propensity Score Matching Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Bowel anastomosis leakage following endometriosis surgery: an evidence based analysis of risk factors and prevention techniques.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2020Review
- An observational study of patho-oncological outcomes of various surgical methods in total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a single center analysis.BMC surgery · 2020Observational
- Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer: Feasibility and safety study.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2017Article
- Oncologic Safety of Local Excision Compared With Total Mesorectal Excision for ypT0-T1 Rectal Cancer: A Propensity Score Analysis.Medicine · 2016Article
- Dealing with robot-assisted surgery for rectal cancer: Current status and perspectives.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Review
- Total mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer.Electronic physician · 2015Article
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Abstract
The current standard treatment for rectal cancer is based on a multimodality approach with preoperative radiochemotherapy in advanced cases and complete surgical removal through total mesorectal excision (TME). The most frequent surgical approach is traditional open surgery, as laparoscopic TME requires high technical skill, a long learning curve, and is not widespread, still being confined to centers with great experience in minimally invasive techniques. Nevertheless, in several studies, the laparoscopic approach, when compared to open surgery, has shown some better short-term clinical outcomes and at least comparable oncologic results. Robotic surgery for the treatment of rectal cancer is an emerging technique, which could overcome some of the technical difficulties posed by standard laparoscopy, but evidence from the literature regarding its oncologic safety and clinical outcomes is still lacking. This brief review analyses the current status of minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer therapy, focusing on oncologic safety and the new robotic approach.
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