The role of robotic-assisted surgery in the management of rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rectal cancer poses a significant global health burden. There is a lack of concrete evidence concerning the benefits of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) for rectal cancer surgery as compared to laparoscopic and open techniques. To address this gap, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the intraoperative, postoperative, and safety outcomes of robotic surgery in this context.

Methods

MEDLINE, Scopus, and the Cochrane library were searched till May 2023 for randomized and non-randomized studies comparing robotic surgery with either laparoscopic or open approach for rectal cancers. The outcomes of interest were operative time, blood loss, harvested lymph nodes, conversion rate, postoperative hospital stay, survival to hospital discharge, urinary retention rate, and an

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487048 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature