title: Excision of a rectal neoplasm using robotic transanal surgery (RTS): a description of the technique.
abstract: The approach to local excision of benign and early-stage, well-selected neoplasms of the rectum continues to evolve. We demonstrate here that local excision of a rectal neoplasm using the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System can be successfully performed. To our knowledge, this is the first time robotic transanal surgery (RTS) has been used in this manner.
authors.affiliation: The Global Robotics Institute Celebration, Florida Hospital Orlando, Winter Park, Orlando, FL, USA. atallah@post.harvard.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atallah
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parra-Davila
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: DeBeche-Adams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Larach
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*