Abstract:Purpose
We delineated the learning phases of robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer and compared the surgical and clinical outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery.
Methods
In total, 210 patients underwent rectal cancer surgery at Sendai Medical Center from 2015 to 2020. Conventional laparoscopic surgery was performed in 110 patients, while robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery was performed in 100 patients. The learning curve was evaluated using… Show more
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