ArticleSurgery today2016
Effects of robotic rectal surgery on sexual and urinary functions in male patients.
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- Functional outcomes and quality of life following open versus laparoscopic versus robot-assisted versus transanal total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of Clinical Efficacy and Safety Between da Vinci Robotic and Laparoscopic Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of short-term outcomes for robotic rectal surgery between the hinotori™ surgical robot system and da Vinci surgical system: a single-center retrospective study using propensity score matching analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Potential urinary function benefits of initial robotic surgery for rectal cancer in the introductory phase.Journal of robotic surgery · 2022Article
- Transanal total mesorectal excision and transabdominal robotic surgery for rectal cancer: A retrospective study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Automated non-invasive identification of pelvic autonomic nerves with a handheld Raman spectrometer and potential application to nerve-sparing colorectal surgery: a preliminary study in surgical specimens.Translational cancer research · 2021Article
- Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Operative Technique and Review of the Literature.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2020Review
- Urinary dysfunction in patients with rectal cancer: a prospective cohort study.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2020Observational
- Erectile dysfunction after surgery for rectal cancer: a prospective study.Turkish journal of surgery · 2019Article
- How robotics is changing and will change the field of colorectal surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2019Article
- Sexual and urinary outcomes in robotic rectal surgery: review of the literature and technical considerations.Updates in surgery · 2018Review
- Critical analysis of the literature investigating urogenital function preservation following robotic rectal cancer surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2016Article
- A review on robotic surgery in rectal cancer.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2016Review
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Abstract
purposesThis study prospectively assessed the sexual and urinary functions, as well as factors influencing these functions, in patients who underwent open or robotic surgery for rectal cancer.
methodsForty-five consecutive male patients who underwent rectal resection for rectal cancer were prospectively enrolled in this study. Their sexual and urinary functions were assessed through self-administered questionnaires comprising the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF; sexual function) and the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS; urinary function) before and at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery.
resultsFifteen patients who underwent robotic surgery and 22 who underwent open surgery were finally analyzed in this study. The total IIEF score and the individual score items did not change at 3, 6 or, 12 months after open or robotic surgery compared with the preoperative values. However, a univariate analysis revealed that age affected the urinary function 12 months after surgery, while both univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that postoperative complications affected the sexual function 12 months after surgery.
conclusionsIn this non-randomized comparison, the postoperative sexual and urinary functions were comparable between patients who underwent open rectal surgery and those who underwent robotic rectal surgery. Postoperative complications were a risk factor for sexual dysfunction, while age was a risk factor for urinary dysfunction.
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