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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2024

Comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for visceral obesity in mid-low rectal cancer: a propensity-matched analysis.

Shuai Zhao, Ruiqi Li, Jiajie Zhou, Longhe Sun, Qiannan Sun, Wei Wang, Daorong Wang

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Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shuai ZhaoClinical Teaching Hospital of Medical School, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Nanjing University, Yangzhou, China.
Ruiqi LiClinical Teaching Hospital of Medical School, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Nanjing University, Yangzhou, China.
Jiajie ZhouClinical Teaching Hospital of Medical School, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Nanjing University, Yangzhou, China.
Longhe SunDepartment of General Surgery, Taizhou Fourth People's Hospital, Taizhou, China.
Qiannan SunDepartment of General Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, China.
Wei WangDepartment of General Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, China.
Daorong WangClinical Teaching Hospital of Medical School, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Nanjing University, Yangzhou, China. wdaorong666@sina.com.
Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital · CNNanjing University · CNTaizhou Fourth People's Hospital · CNYangzhou University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82373014Yangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Clinical Transformation of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases YZ2020159
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is becoming more and more common, and measuring visceral fat area (VFA) is a useful diagnostic technique for visceral obesity (VO). The purpose of this research is to compare the surgical results of robotic versus laparoscopic rectal surgery, with a focus on assessing the benefits of the latter method for treating both VO and mid-low rectal cancer. Patients receiving laparoscopic or robotic anterior rectal excision at Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital's general surgery department were included in the retrospective analysis. 242 people in all took part in the study; 121 cases were assigned to the robotic surgery (RS) group and another 121 cases to the laparoscopic surgery (LS) group. In comparison to LS, our results show that RS led to a shorter period for the recovery of bowel function (p = 0.03), a shorter hospital stay (p < 0.001), a smaller intraoperative blood loss (p < 0.001), and a shorter time until the commencement of oral intake (p = 0.041). However, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of the indices of histopathologic specimens, the proportion of temporary loop ileostomy, and the incidence of early postoperative problems (p > 0.05). When patients with VO undergo surgery for rectal cancer, RS has the added benefit of accelerating patient recovery while producing results that are similar to LS in the near run.

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LaparoscopyRectal NeoplasmsRobotic Surgical ProceduresHumansObesity, AbdominalRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeLaparoscopic surgeryRectal cancerRobotic surgeryVisceral fat areaVisceral obesity

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PMID38642232
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