title: [Robotic-assisted laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: a report of 13 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the safety and feasibility of robotic-assisted laparoscopic colectomy for colonic cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical outcomes of 13 patients with colon cancer undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic colectomy from May 2010 to November 2010 were retrospectively evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the operations were performed successfully, including 5 right colectomies, 3 left colectomies, and 5 sigmoidectomies. The operative time was (171.5±31.8) minutes. The estimated blood loss was (54.6±21.8) ml. Time to the return of bowel function was (60.9±15.8) hours and postoperative hospital stay was (6.4±3.6) days. There was one patient developed fat liquefaction at the incision. No bleeding, anastomotic fistula, anastomotic stenosis, or other complications were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robotic-assisted laparoscopic colectomy is safe and feasible for colon cancer resection.
authors: Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China.
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Bao
authors: Zhi-Wei
authors: ZW
authors: Jiang
authors: Li-Fei
authors: LF
authors: Xie
authors: Feng-Tao
authors: FT
authors: Liu
authors: Jie-Shou
authors: JS
authors: Li