Robotic total mesorectal excision or transanal total mesorectal excision meta-analysis.
Michelle Zhiyun ChenYeng Kwang TaySatish K WarrierAlexander G HeriotJoseph Cherng Huei KongPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2021)
This is the first meta-analysis assessing the outcomes of robotic TME versus TaTME, and only lymph node yield was statistically higher in robotic TME group. These techniques are potentially complementary rather than competing, and we believe that these two approaches can be adopted after appropriate training.