The oncological and surgical safety of robot-assisted surgery in colorectal cancer: outcomes of a longitudinal prospective cohort study.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy

Published Date: Nov 1, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCRS) is a frequently used modality. A new development in minimally invasive surgery is robot-assisted colorectal surgery (RACRS).

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F Polat

Department of surgery, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
L H Willems

Department of surgery, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. l.willems@cwz.nl.
K Dogan

Department of gastro-intestinal and oncologic surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
C Rosman

Department of gastro-intestinal and oncologic surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Keywords

Aged Colectomy Colorectal Neoplasms Disease-Free Survival Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Incidence Intraoperative Complications Length of Stay Male Margins of Excision Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Neoplasm Staging Netherlands Operative Time Postoperative Complications Prospective Studies Robotics Survival Rate

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The oncological and surgical safety of robot-assisted surgery in colorectal cancer: outcomes of a longitudinal prospective cohort study.

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