ArticleBiomedicines2023
Robotic Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection Could Harvest More Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes over Laparoscopic Approach for Mid-to-Low Rectal Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Cohort Study.
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- Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic-assisted extended mesorectal excision: a comprehensive meta-analysis and systematic review of perioperative and long-term outcomes.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of robot-assisted comparative laparoscopic surgery in lateral lymph node dissection for rectal cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic versus laparoscopic pelvic lateral lymph node dissection in locally advanced rectal cancer: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
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- Short- and long-term outcomes of robot-assisted versus laparoscopic lateral lymph node dissection for rectal cancer.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Observational
- Comparing robot-assisted vs. laparoscopic proctectomy for rectal cancer surgical and oncological outcomes.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Robotic-assisted colorectal surgery in colorectal cancer management: a narrative review of clinical efficacy and multidisciplinary integration.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Initial experience and results of robotic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in locally advanced rectal cancer-a single center experience of 17 consecutive procedures.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Article
- Recurrence of rectal cancer on the pelvic sidewall after lateral lymph node dissection.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LPND) is a technically demanding procedure. This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic and robotic LPNDs. This multi-institutional retrospective study included 108 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic total mesorectal excision with LPND for locally advanced rectal cancer. There were 74 patients in the laparoscopic and 34 in the robotic groups. The median operation time was longer in the robotic group than in the laparoscopic group (353 vs. 275 min,
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