ArticleAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2022
Comparison between robotic-assisted and laparoscopic sphincter-preserving operations for ultra-low rectal cancer.
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- Robotic versus laparoscopic approaches for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of postoperative complications, anastomotic leak, and mortality.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical application of the B-type sutured ileostomy in robotic-assisted low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a propensity score matching analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Trial
- Safety and Efficacy of Pelvic Reinforcement Procedure for Preventing Postoperative Perineal Hernia After Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection: A Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2026Article
- Developing and external validating a prediction model using machine learning and logistic regression: informing the surgical approach for robotic surgery based on preoperative MRI.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Predictors of difficulty in robotic splenic flexure mobilization during rectal cancer surgery.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Long-term functional and prognostic outcomes of robotic intersphincteric resection for treating low rectal cancer: a single-center retrospective study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- The Review of Modified Intersphincteric Resection in the Treatment of Ultra-Low Rectal Cancer.Current treatment options in oncology · 2025Review
- Comparison of short-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and open surgery for lateral lymph-node dissection for rectal cancer: a network meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Impact of shear stress on sacral pressure injury from table rotation during laparoscopic colorectal surgery performed in the lithotomy position.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Sphincter-preserving effect of robotic-assisted intersphincteric resection for ultra-low rectal cancer: a propensity score matching analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Nomogram for predicting the surgical difficulty of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision and exploring the technical advantages of robotic surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- The impact of mesorectal fat area on recurrence following total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison between robotic-assisted and laparoscopic sphincter-preserving operations for ultra-low rectal cancer.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
Aim: Sphincter-preserving operations for ultra-low rectal cancer include low anterior and intersphincteric resection. In low anterior resection, the distal rectum is divided by a transabdominal approach, which is technically demanding. In intersphincteric resection, a perineal approach is used. We aimed to evaluate whether robotic-assisted surgery is technically superior to laparoscopic surgery for ultra-low rectal cancer. We compared the frequency of low anterior resection in cases of sphincter-preserving operations. Method: We investigated 183 patients who underwent sphincter-preserving robotic-assisted or laparoscopic surgery for ultra-low rectal cancer (lower border within 5 cm of the anal verge) between April 2010 and March 2020. The frequency of low anterior resection was compared between laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries. The clinicopathological factors associated with an increase in performing low anterior resection were analyzed by multivariate analyses. Results: Overall, 41 (22.4%) and 142 (77.6%) patients underwent laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery, respectively. Patient characteristics were similar between the groups. Low anterior resection was done significantly more frequently in robotic-assisted surgery (67.6%) than in laparoscopic surgery (48.8%) ( Conclusion: Compared with laparoscopic surgery, robotic-assisted surgery significantly increased the frequency of low anterior resection in sphincter-preserving operations for ultra-low rectal cancer. Robotic-assisted surgery has technical superiority over laparoscopic surgery for ultra-low rectal cancer treatment.
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