Risk factors for conversion in laparoscopic and robotic rectal cancer surgery.

Jacopo Crippa Fabian Grass Pietro AchilliK L MathisS R KelleyA MercheaD T ColibaseanuD W Larson

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2020)

Robotic surgery was associated with a lower risk of conversion in patients undergoing minimally invasive rectal cancer surgery, in both obese and non-obese patients.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
rectal cancer
obese patients
robot assisted
bariatric surgery
locally advanced
patients undergoing
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
coronary artery bypass
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
adipose tissue
squamous cell carcinoma