Robotic, transanal, and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for locally advanced mid/low rectal cancer: European multicentre, propensity score-matched study.
Nicola De' AngelisFrancesco MarchegianiAleix Martínez-PérezAlberto BiondiSalvatore PucciarelliCarlo Alberto SchenaGianluca PellinoMiquel KraftAnnabel S van LieshoutLuca MorelliAlain ValverdeRenato Micelli LupinacciSegundo A Gómez-AbrilRoberto PersianiJurriaan B TuynmanEloy Espin-BasanyFrederic Risnull nullPublished in: BJS open (2024)
In this multicentre, retrospective, propensity score-matched, cohort study of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, newer minimally invasive approaches (robotic TME and transanal TME) demonstrated improved outcomes compared with laparoscopic TME.