Oncological Outcomes After Robotic Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer: Analysis of a Prospective Database.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to evaluate the oncological outcomes of robotic total mesorectal excision (TME) at an NCI designated cancer center.

Summary background data

The effectiveness of laparoscopic TME could not be established, but the robotic-assisted approach may hold some promise, with improved visualization and ergonomics for pelvic dissection. Oncological outcome data is presently lacking.

Methods

Patients who underwent total mesorectal excision or tumor-specific mesorectal excision for rectal cancer between April 2009 and April 2016 via a robotic approach were identified from a prospective single-institution database. The circumferential resection margin (CRM), distal resection margin, and TME completeness rates were determined. Kaplan-Meier analysis

SUBMITTER: Sammour T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5498254 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature