Robotic-assisted colectomy for right-sided colon cancer: Short-term surgical outcomes of a multi-institutional prospective cohort study in Japan.

Shinichi Yamauchi Akio ShiomiChu MatsudaIchiro TakemasaTsunekazu HanaiMamoru UemuraYusuke Kinugasa

Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2023)

This study showed the non-inferiority of the conversion rates between robotic-assisted colectomy and laparoscopic colectomy. Favorable perioperative outcomes also suggest the safety and feasibility of robotic-assisted colectomy.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
robot assisted
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
minimally invasive
weight loss