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ReviewJournal of the anus, rectum and colon2022

Robotic-assisted Surgery: Expanding Indication to Colon Cancer in Japan.

Shinichi Yamauchi, Marie Hanaoka, Noriko Iwata, Taiki Masuda, Masanori Tokunaga, Yusuke Kinugasa

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of the anus, rectum and colon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shinichi YamauchiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Marie HanaokaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Noriko IwataDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Taiki MasudaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Masanori TokunagaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yusuke KinugasaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, robotic-assisted surgery has demonstrated remarkable progress as a minimally invasive procedure for colorectal cancer. While there have been fewer studies investigating robotic-assisted surgery for the treatment of colon cancer than rectal cancer, evidence regarding robotic-assisted colectomy has been accumulating due to increasing use of the procedure. Robotic-assisted colectomy generally requires a long operative time and involves high costs. However, as evidence is increasingly supportive of its higher accuracy and less invasive nature compared to laparoscopic colectomy, the procedure is anticipated to improve the ratio of conversion to laparotomy and accelerate postoperative recovery. Robotic-assisted surgery has also been suggested for a specific level of effectiveness in manipulative procedures, such as intracorporeal anastomosis, and is increasingly indicated as a less problematic procedure compared to conventional laparoscopy and open surgery in terms of long-term oncological outcomes. Although robotic-assisted colectomy has been widely adopted abroad, only a limited number of institutions have been using this procedure in Japan. Further accumulation of experience and studies investigating surgical outcomes using this approach are required in Japan.

Indexed as

colon cancerintracorporeal anastomosislaparoscopic colectomyminimally invasive surgeryrobotic-assisted colectomyrobotic-assisted surgery

Identifiers

PMID35572487
PMCPMC9045855
OpenAlexW4224941750

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