Local recurrence of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision: a multicentre cohort study evaluating the initial cases.
Thijs A BurghgraefR M P H CrollaM FahimG P van der SchellingA B SmitsL P S StassenJ MelenhorstP M VerheijenE C J ConstenPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2022)
Local recurrence rate during the initial phases of implantation of robot-assisted total mesorectal procedures is low. Implementation of the robot-assisted technique can safely be performed, without additional cases of local recurrence during the initial cases, if performed by surgeons experienced in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery.