Advantages of the umbilical minilaparotomy-first approach in robotic rectal cancer surgery.

Yukiharu HiyoshiTomohiro YamaguchiNobuko MatsuuraTakahiro AmanoTakumi KozuToshiki MukaiToshiya NagasakiTakashi AkiyoshiYosuke Fukunaga

Published in: Techniques in coloproctology (2022)

The umbilical minilaparotomy-first approach in robotic rectal cancer surgery is a simple and feasible technique with great advantages for not only ensuring successful robotic surgery but also reducing the stoma-associated complications.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
rectal cancer
locally advanced
coronary artery bypass
robot assisted
surgical site infection
risk factors