OBJECTIVE: National examination of open proctectomy (OP), laparoscopic proctectomy (LP), and robotic proctectomy (RP) in pathological outcomes and overall survival (OS).
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2016
A72 -year-old woman who complained of abdominal pain and distention visited the emergency clinic of our hospital in April 2014. Computed tomography(CT)showed an omental mass and a pelvic mass with massive ascites. The fluid was removed by abdominal a...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2016
The patient was a 78-year-old man who was hospitalized with a 1-month history of tenesmus and body weight loss. Blood tests revealed a mild increase in tumor markers(CEA 9.7 ng/mL)and an elevation of the inflammatory response. Colonoscopic examinatio...
BACKGROUND: The use of a robotic surgical system is claimed to allow precise traction and counter-traction, especially in a narrow pelvis. Whether this translates to improvement of the quality of the resected specimen is not yet clear. The aim of the...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2015
A 77 year-old man with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria underwent a cystoscopic examination, which identified a broad-based papillary tumor at the cervix of the bladder. Adenocarcinoma was detected in the biopsy specimen. MRI and CT examination sho...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2015
The patient was a 76-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic-assisted low anterior resection for rectal cancer. According to the Japanese classification of colorectal carcinoma (8th Edition), the tumor was tub1, ly0, v0, and pStage Ⅰ (pT1bN0M0), Cu...
PURPOSE: By integrating intraoperative near infrared fluorescence imaging into a robotic system, surgeons can identify the vascular anatomy in real-time with the technical advantages of robotics that is useful for meticulous lymphovascular dissection...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Robotic surgery is increasingly used for rectal cancer. We compared the short- and long-term outcomes between robotic- and laparoscopic-assisted resection for rectal cancer.