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Robot-assisted Total Mesorectal Excision and Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Locally Advanced Middle-low Rectal Cancer
Published on: February 12, 2022
Robotic total mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer
Seung Hyuk Baik1, Chang Moo Kang1, Woo Jung Lee1
1Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery Center, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea ; Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-ku, C.P.O. Box 8044, 120-752 Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
Robotic techniques have been developed to facilitate endoscopic surgery and to overcome its disadvantages. Thus, we performed robotic total mesorectal excison (TME) in a patient with rectal cancer, using the da Vinci(®) Surgical System. To our knowledge, this is the first robotic low anterior resection, based on standard TME principles, with pelvic autonomic nerve preservation. In conclusion, this robotic system is an excellent instrument for performing the standard TME procedure in rectal cancer patients.
