Current status of robotic surgery for rectal cancer: A bird′s eye view

Minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer is now widely performed via the laparoscopic approach and has been validated in randomized controlled trials to be oncologically safe with better perioperative outcomes than open surgery including shorter length of stay, earlier return of bowel function,...

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Main Authors: Ajit Pai, George Melich, Slawomir J Marecik, John J Park, Leela M Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2015;volume=11;issue=1;spage=29;epage=34;aulast=Pai