Robotic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: Comparative study of short and long-term outcomes

  • T. L. Ghezzi
  • , F. Luca
  • , M. Valvo
  • , O. C. Corleta
  • , M. Zuccaro
  • , S. Cenciarelli
  • , R. Biffi

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1072-1079
Number of pages8
JournalEuropean Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume40
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery
  • Oncology

Keywords

  • Colorectal surgery
  • Comparative study
  • Long term outcomes
  • Low anterior resection
  • Minimally invasive surgical procedures
  • Rectal cancer
  • Robotic surgery
  • Total mesorectal excision
  • Prospective Studies
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Digestive System Surgical Procedures/methods
  • Male
  • Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Adenocarcinoma/surgery
  • Female
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Laparoscopy/methods
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Rectum/surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Rectal Neoplasms/surgery
  • Aged
  • Robotics/methods
  • Cohort Studies

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