Comparison of Laparoscopic versus Robot-Assisted Surgery for Rectal Cancers: The COLRAR Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jun Seok ParkSung Min LeeGyu-Seog ChoiSoo Yeun ParkHye Jin KimSeung Ho SongByung Soh MinNam Kyu KimSeon-Han Kim

Published in: Annals of surgery (2023)

In patients with middle or low rectal cancer, robotic-assisted surgery did not significantly improve the TME quality compared with conventional laparoscopic surgery (ClinicalTrial.gov ID: NCT01042743).

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
rectal cancer
laparoscopic surgery
randomized controlled trial
coronary artery bypass
study protocol
squamous cell carcinoma
quality improvement
acute coronary syndrome