Robotic versus open surgery for simultaneous resection of rectal cancer and liver metastases: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: International journal of surgery (London, England)
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the short-term and long-term outcomes between robotic-assisted simultaneous resection and open surgery in patients with rectal cancer and liver metastases.

Authors

  • Wenju Chang
    Department of General Surgery.
  • Qinghai Ye
    Department of Liver Surgery.
  • Donghao Xu
    Department of General Surgery.
  • Yu Liu
    Research Center of Information Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, China.
  • Shizhao Zhou
    Department of General Surgery.
  • Li Ren
    School of Communication and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210003.
  • Guodong He
    Department of General Surgery.
  • Guofeng Zhou
    Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital.
  • Fei Liang
    Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute and Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Room 603, No. 6 Tiantan Xili, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
  • Jia Fan
    Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Ye Wei
    Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Straße 1, Düsseldorf, Germany.
  • XiaoYing Wang
  • Jianmin Xu
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, 214122, China.