Average treatment effect of robotic versus laparoscopic rectal surgery for rectal cancer.
Leonardo SolainiFederico PernaDavide CavaliereCarla VaccaroAndrea AvanzoliniAlessandro CucchettiAndrea CorattiGiorgio ErcolaniPublished in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2020)
ATE estimation suggests that robotic rectal cancer surgery could be associated with a lower conversion rate. The approach did not affect the post-operative morbidity rates or the operative time.