Robot-assisted intersphincteric resection facilitates an efficient sphincter-saving in patients with low rectal cancer.

Journal: International journal of colorectal disease
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Few investigations of robot-assisted intersphincteric resection (ISR) are presently available to support this procedure as a safe and efficient procedure. We aimed to evaluate the utility of robot-assisted ISR by comparison between ISR and abdominoperineal resection (APR) using both robot-assisted and open approaches.

Authors

  • Jin Cheon Kim
    Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea. jckim@amc.seoul.kr.
  • Jong Lyul Lee
    Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Institute of Innovative Cancer Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, 88, Olympic-ro-43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea.
  • Abdulrahman Muaod Alotaibi
    Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Institute of Innovative Cancer Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, 88, Olympic-ro-43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea.
  • Yong Sik Yoon
    Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
  • Chan Wook Kim
    Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
  • In Ja Park
    Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.