- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2022-2024
Background: The popularity of robotic-assisted surgery for rectal cancer is increasing, but its superiority over the laparoscopic approach regarding safety, efficacy, and costs has not been well established. Methods: A retrospective single-center study was conducted comparing consecutively performed surgeries between 1 January 2016 31 September 2021. In total, 125 adult patients with sporadic adenocarcinoma (distal extent ≤ 15 cm from anal verge) underwent where 66 were operated on...
Background: Robotic-assisted colorectal surgery is gaining popularity, but limited data are available on the safety, efficacy, and cost of robotic-assisted restorative proctectomy with construction an ileal pouch pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis (UC). Methods: A retrospective study was conducted comparing consecutively performed laparoscopic IPAA between 1 January 2016 31 September 2021. In total, 67 adult patients medically refractory UC without proven dysplasia or...