Restorative resection in robot-assisted versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision: systematic review and meta-analysis
Charlotte M S Genders, Jory Wentink, Ritch T J Geitenbeek, Roel Hompes, Jasper B van Praagh, Esther C J Consten · 2026
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Charlotte M S Genders and five colleagues present a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing robot-assisted with laparoscopic removal of the rectum for cancer. The operation, total mesorectal excision, can end with a permanent stoma or with the bowel reconnected, and robots are thought to make reconnection easier.
Across twenty studies with 7,133 patients, robot-assisted surgery carried a clearly higher chance of restorative reconnection, and the gap widened in studies after 2020. Leak rates, complications, and readmissions were similar, while robot cases converted to open surgery less often. The authors link the growing advantage to rising surgeon experience.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Charlotte M S Genders, Jory Wentink, Ritch T J Geitenbeek, Roel Hompes, Jasper B van Praagh, Esther C J Consten |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |