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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
State of the Art - Rectal Cancer Surgery
Andreas Bogner1, Johanna Kirchberg1, Jürgen Weitz1
1Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Background:
In an aging society, the incidence and relevance of rectal cancer as one of the most frequent gastrointestinal cancers gains in importance. Excellent surgery and up-to-date multimodal treatments are essential for adequate oncological results and good quality of life.
Summary:
In this review, we describe modern developments in rectal cancer surgery and its embedment in modern multimodal therapy concepts.
Key Message:
Distinguished interdisciplinary cooperation combined with an outstanding surgical expertise is the basic requirement for an optimal treatment of rectal cancer. Thus, high standards of oncological outcome and patient's quality of life can be achieved.
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