Predictors of operative difficulty in robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer.

Journal: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
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Abstract

AIM: This study evaluates the relationship of tumour and anatomical features with operative difficulty in robotic low anterior resection performed by four experienced surgeons in a high-volume colorectal cancer practice.

Authors

  • Jonathan B Yuval
    Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Hannah M Thompson
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
  • Megan Fiasconaro
    Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Sujata Patil
    Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Iris H Wei
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Emmanouil P Pappou
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • J Joshua Smith
    Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Jose G Guillem
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Garrett M Nash
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Martin R Weiser
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
  • Philip B Paty
    Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Julio Garcia-Aguilar
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
  • Maria Widmar
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.