ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2020
The Landmark Series: Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic and Robotic) Colorectal Cancer Surgery.
Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Robotic assisted surgery reduces ergonomic risk during minimally invasive colorectal resection: the VOLCANO randomised controlled trial.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Trial
- Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of the World Journal of Surgery Title: Landmark Advances in Colorectal Surgery: A Primer of a Fifty-Year Evolution.World journal of surgery · 2026Review
- Evolution of treatment patterns and survival outcomes in non-metastatic rectal cancer: a 15-year real-world single-center analysis.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Rise in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Is Associated With Adoption of Robotic Surgery.Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2025Article
- Minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer in pregnancy: a case series.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2025Article
- Robotic surgery may lead to reduced postoperative inflammatory stress in colon cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis.Annals of coloproctology · 2024Article
- Trends in emergency colorectal surgery: a 7-year retrospective single-centre cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Comparison of open, laparoscopic, and robotic left colectomy for radical treatment of colon cancer: a retrospective analysis in a consecutive series of 211 patients.World journal of surgical oncology · 2022Article
- Robot-assisted liver resection: the real benefit so far.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Review
- Inequalities in access to minimally invasive general surgery: a comprehensive nationwide analysis across 20 years.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
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Abstract
Current high-quality evidence supports the routine use of the laparoscopic approach for patients with colon cancer. Laparoscopic colectomy is associated with earlier resumption of gastrointestinal function and shorter hospital stay, with no increased morbidity or mortality. Pathology and long-term oncologic outcomes are similar to those achieved with open surgery. The absolute benefits of laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer are still under evaluation. While its safety in terms of early postoperative clinical outcomes has been confirmed, two recent randomized controlled trial (RCTs) have questioned its routine use even in expert hands, since its non-inferiority has not been demonstrated when compared with the gold standard of open surgery. Furthermore, the impact of robotic technology is still unclear, since the only RCT available so far failed to demonstrate any benefits compared with standard laparoscopic rectal resection.
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