Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer

Maria A Willis; Ingrid Toews; Joerg J Meerpohl; Jörg C Kalff; Tim O Vilz

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015626

Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Jul 23;7(7):CD015626. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015626.

Authors

Maria A Willis¹, Ingrid Toews², Joerg J Meerpohl^{2

3}, Jörg C Kalff¹, Tim O Vilz¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of General, Visceral, Thorax and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
² Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Cochrane Germany, Cochrane Germany Foundation, Freiburg, Germany.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of robot-assisted surgery for rectal cancer resection.

MeSH terms

Humans
Laparoscopy* / adverse effects
Laparoscopy* / methods
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
Rectal Neoplasms* / surgery
Robotic Surgical Procedures* / methods