Peri-operative, oncological and functional outcomes of robotic versus transanal total mesorectal excision in patients with rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ali Yasen Y MohamedahmedS ZamanA A WuhebA IsmailM NnajiA A AlyamaniH A EltyebN A Yassin

Published in: Techniques in coloproctology (2024)

Compared with TaTME, rTME seems to provide better functional outcomes, higher lymph node yield and more complete TME resections with a similar post-operative complications profile.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
lymph node
locally advanced
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
minimally invasive
risk factors
robot assisted
liver metastases
prostate cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy