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Does conversion during minimally invasive rectal surgery for cancer have an impact on short-term and oncologic outcomes? Results of a retrospective cohort study.

Solafah AbdallaRenato Micelli LupinacciPietro GenovaOlivier OberlinNicolas GoasguenBettina FabianiAlain Valverde
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
Conversion to laparotomy during MIRS for cancer was associated with poorer postoperative results without impairing oncologic outcomes. The high frequency of reactive conversion due to intraoperative complications in robotic resections confirmed that MIRS for cancer is a technically challenging procedure.
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