Total mesorectal excision for mid and low rectal cancer: Laparoscopic vs robotic surgery

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2016; 22(13): 3602-3610
Published online Apr 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i13.3602

Table 3 Pathologic evaluation n (%)

	L-TME	R-TME	P value
	(n = 58)	(n = 53)	P value
TNM stage			0.716
Stage I	28 (48.3)	22 (41.5)
Stage II	11 (19.0)	8 (15.1)
Stage III	13 (22.4)	18 (34.0)
Pathological complete response	6 (10.3)	5 (9.4)	0.381
Total harvested lymph nodes¹	11 (3-27)	18 (4-49)	< 0.001
DRM¹ (cm)	1.5 (0.5-5)	2.5 (0.5-10)	< 0.001
DRM			0.729
Involved	1 (1.7)	1 (1.9)
Non involved	57 (98.3)	52 (98.1)
CRM			0.523
Involved	1 (1.7)	0
Non involved	57 (98.3)	53 (100)
Lymphovascular invasion	10 (17.2)	5 (9.4)	0.087

¹Median (range). L-TME: Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision; R-TME: Robotic total mesorectal excision; DRM: Distal resection margin; CRM: Circumferential resection margin.

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Citation: Feroci F, Vannucchi A, Bianchi PP, Cantafio S, Garzi A, Formisano G, Scatizzi M. Total mesorectal excision for mid and low rectal cancer: Laparoscopic vs robotic surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(13): 3602-3610
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i13/3602.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i13.3602

Feroci F, Vannucchi A, Bianchi PP, Cantafio S, Garzi A, Formisano G, Scatizzi M. Total mesorectal excision for mid and low rectal cancer: Laparoscopic vs robotic surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(13): 3602-3610 [PMID: 27053852 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i13.3602]

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