Feasibility of robot-assisted surgery for defining circumferential resection margins for rectal cancer: a retrospective study
Toshihiro Nakao, Mitsuo Shimada, Takuya Tokunaga, Masaaki Nishi, Hideya Kashihara, Chie Takasu, Yuma Wada, Toshiaki Yoshimoto · 2024
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Toshihiro Nakao and seven co-authors published a 2024 study of robot-assisted surgery for rectal cancer, focused on the margin of tissue left around the tumor. A clean circumferential margin predicts whether the cancer returns locally. The team reviewed 223 patients who had radical surgery at one Japanese hospital between 2012 and 2023, comparing robotic with keyhole surgery and hunting for factors tied to a dirty margin.
Spread to lymph nodes was the strongest predictor of margin trouble. Robotic surgery trended toward cleaner margins: about 4.5 percent involved, against 11.4 percent for keyhole surgery after matching the groups. Survival and disease-free rates did not differ between the approaches. The authors say the robot may help surgeons define the margin precisely, while noting the trend fell short of firm proof.
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| CREATOR | Toshihiro Nakao, Mitsuo Shimada, Takuya Tokunaga, Masaaki Nishi, Hideya Kashihara, Chie Takasu, Yuma Wada, Toshiaki Yoshimoto |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |