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A systematic review of minimally invasive surgery for retrorectal tumors.
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- Promoting Laparoscopic Anterior Approach for a Very Low Presacral Primary Neuroendocrine Tumor Arising in a Tailgut Cyst.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Risk factors for perioperative complications in laparoscopic surgeries of retrorectal cystic lesions.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Article
- Retrorectal tumors: A challenge for the surgeons.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Review
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- Robotic resection of a multicystic tailgut cyst.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
- Excision of a recurrent retrorectal tailgut cyst after 58 years.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
- Comment on "A systematic review of minimally invasive surgery for retrorectal tumors".Techniques in coloproctology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Retrorectal tumors are rare tumors that require resection for symptoms, malignancy and potential malignant transformation. Traditional approaches have included laparotomy, perineal excision or a combination. Multiple minimally invasive techniques are available which have the potential to minimize morbidity and enhance recovery. We performed a systematic review of the literature to determine the feasibility and surgical outcomes of retrorectal tumors approached using minimally invasive surgical techniques. Publications in which adult patients (≥ 18 years) had a minimally invasive approach (laparoscopic or robotic) for resection of a primary retrorectal tumor were included. Data were collected on approach, preoperative investigation, size and sacral level of the tumor, operating time, length of stay, perioperative complications, margins and recurrence. Thirty-five articles which included a total of 82 patients met the inclusion criteria. The majority of patients were female (n = 65; 79.2%), with a mean age of 41.7 years (range 18-89 years). Seventy-three patients (89.0%) underwent laparoscopic or combined laparoscopic-perineal resection, and 9 (10.8%) had a robotic approach. The conversion rate was 5.5%. The overall 30-day morbidity rate was 15.7%, including 1 intraoperative rectal injury (1.2%). Ninety-five percent (n = 78) of the retrorectal tumors were benign. Median length of stay was 4 days for both laparoscopic and robotic groups, with ranges of 1-8 and 2-10 days, respectively. No tumor recurrence was noted during follow-up [median 28 months (range 5-71 months)]. A minimally invasive approach for the resection of retrorectal tumors is feasible in selected patients. Careful patient selection is necessary to avoid incomplete resection and higher morbidity than traditional approaches.
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