A Comparison of Pathologic Outcomes of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Resections for Rectal Cancer Using the ACS-NSQIP Proctectomy-Targeted Database: a Propensity Score Analysis.
Richard GarfinkleMaria Abou-KhalilSahir BhatnagarNathalie Wong-ChongLaurent AzoulayNancy MorinCarol-Ann VasilevskyMarylise BoutrosPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2018)
The use of minimally invasive surgical techniques for rectal cancer surgery does not appear to confer worse pathologic outcomes.