A multicentre, prospective cohort study of handsewn versus stapled intracorporeal anastomosis for robotic hemicolectomy.

Deena P HarjiPhilippe RouanetEddy CotteAnne DuboisEric RullierDenis PezetGuillaume PassotChristophe TaoumQuentin Denost

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)

ICA robotic hemicolectomy is technically safe and is associated with low rates of anastomotic leak overall and equivalent clinical outcomes between the two techniques.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
rectal cancer
clinical trial
cross sectional
randomized controlled trial
double blind