Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Initial Experience from 30 Consecutive Patients

[1] Baik SH(2009)Robotic versus laparoscopic low anterior resection of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a prospective comparative study Ann Surg Oncol 16 1480-1487

[2] Kwon HY(2010)Oncologic outcomes of robotic-assisted total mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer Ann Surg 251 882-886

[3] Kim JS(2010)Robotic versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a comparative analysis of oncological safety and short-term outcomes Surg Endosc 24 2888-2894

[4] Hur H(2010)Multicentric study on robotic tumor-specific mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer Ann Surg Oncol 17 1614-1620

[5] Sohn SK(2009)Single-stage totally robotic dissection for rectal cancer surgery: technique and short-term outcome in 50 consecutive patients Dis Colon Rectum 52 1824-1830

[6] Cho CH(2010)Efficacy of the Da Vinci surgical system in abdominal surgery compared with that of laparoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis Ann Surg 252 254-262

[7] Kim H(2011)Impact of increased body mass index on laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer Eur Surg Res 46 87-93

[8] Baek JH(1986)Local recurrence of rectal adenocarcinoma due to inadequate surgical resection. Histopathological study of lateral tumour spread and surgical excision Lancet 2 996-999

[9] McKenzie S(2004)A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for colon cancer N Engl J Med 350 2050-2059

[10] Garcia-Aguilar J(2005)Short-term endpoints of conventional versus laparoscopic-assisted surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (MRC CLASICC trial): multicentre, randomised controlled trial Lancet 365 1718-1726

[1] Baik SH(2009)Robotic versus laparoscopic low anterior resection of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a prospective comparative study Ann Surg Oncol 16 1480-1487

[2] Kwon HY(2010)Oncologic outcomes of robotic-assisted total mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer Ann Surg 251 882-886

[3] Kim JS(2010)Robotic versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a comparative analysis of oncological safety and short-term outcomes Surg Endosc 24 2888-2894

[4] Hur H(2010)Multicentric study on robotic tumor-specific mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer Ann Surg Oncol 17 1614-1620

[5] Sohn SK(2009)Single-stage totally robotic dissection for rectal cancer surgery: technique and short-term outcome in 50 consecutive patients Dis Colon Rectum 52 1824-1830

[6] Cho CH(2010)Efficacy of the Da Vinci surgical system in abdominal surgery compared with that of laparoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis Ann Surg 252 254-262

[7] Kim H(2011)Impact of increased body mass index on laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer Eur Surg Res 46 87-93

[8] Baek JH(1986)Local recurrence of rectal adenocarcinoma due to inadequate surgical resection. Histopathological study of lateral tumour spread and surgical excision Lancet 2 996-999

[9] McKenzie S(2004)A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for colon cancer N Engl J Med 350 2050-2059

[10] Garcia-Aguilar J(2005)Short-term endpoints of conventional versus laparoscopic-assisted surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (MRC CLASICC trial): multicentre, randomised controlled trial Lancet 365 1718-1726