Robotic rectal resection preserves anorectal function: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Published Date: Dec 1, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Improving survival rates in rectal cancer patients has generated a growing interest in functional outcomes after total mesorectal excision (TME). The well-established low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score assesses postoperative anorectal impairment after TME. Our meta-analysis is the first to compare bowel function after open, laparoscopic, transanal, and robotic TME.

Authors

  • Julia K Grass
    Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Chien-Chih Chen
    Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Nathaniel Melling
    Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Bharathi Lingala
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, USA.
  • Marius Kemper
    Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Pasquale Scognamiglio
    Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Roberto Persiani
    Chirurgia Generale, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Flavio Tirelli
    Chirurgia Generale, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Marco Caricato
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
  • Gabriella T Capolupo
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
  • Jakob R Izbicki
    Department of General Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University of Hamburg, Medical Institutions, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Daniel R Perez
    Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

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