Short-term outcomes in robotic-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: population-based study
Carl Mertens, Pamela Buchwald, Peter Matthiessen, Henrik Jutesten, Soran Gadan, Fredrik Jörgren · 2026
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Description
Carl Mertens and five co-authors compare robot-assisted surgery with standard keyhole surgery for rectal cancer across Sweden. Their population study was published in twenty twenty-six, using the national colorectal cancer registry.
The team reviewed elective keyhole cases from twenty fourteen to twenty twenty-one. Of the patients analyzed, three thousand five hundred and seventy-eight had robot help and two thousand two hundred and ninety-six had standard keyhole surgery. The main check was whether cancer reached the cut edge of the removed tissue. Side checks covered switch to open surgery, specimen quality, and complications within thirty days. The two ways showed no difference in the main margin outcome. Such whole-country data help hospitals judge whether costly robots earn their place in this surgery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Carl Mertens, Pamela Buchwald, Peter Matthiessen, Henrik Jutesten, Soran Gadan, Fredrik Jörgren |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |