title: Robotic rectal cancer surgery: literature review and perspective.
abstract: Surgical treatment of patients with rectal cancer is challenging. The concept of robotic surgery is attractive and has earned considerable interest after its successful implementation in the fields of urology and gynecology. Recently, robotic surgery for rectal cancer with total mesorectal excision (TME) has also obtained an increasing amount of attention in the colorectal field. In this review, we introduce the commonly performed methods of robotic rectal surgery and discuss results to date and future perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea - drkimsh@korea.ac.kr.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome