RCT | Robotic vs. laparoscopic surgery for middle and low rectal cancer.
15 Sep, 2022 | 13:09h | UTCRobotic versus laparoscopic surgery for middle and low rectal cancer (REAL): short-term outcomes of a multicentre randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Robotic Surgery Tops Laparoscopic Surgery for Middle and Low Rectal Cancer — Randomized trial shows fewer positive circumferential resection margins with robotic technique – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentaries on Twitter
RCT: Robot versus laparoscopic surgery for middle and low rectal cancer – 11 hospitals, 1171 patients
? vs lap:
CRM+ 4% vs 7%
Complications 16% vs 23%
APR 17% vs 23%
Conversion 2% vs 4%https://t.co/3mU9m7sDVB#colorectalcancer #colorectalsurgery— Ville Sallinen (@villesallinen) September 8, 2022
New research online – Feng et al – Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for middle and low rectal cancer (REAL): short-term outcomes of a multicentre randomised controlled trialhttps://t.co/B60DV5e4iJ#GITwitter @OncoAlert #rectalcancer #crcsm #SoMe4Surgery pic.twitter.com/9NoXXyCGwM
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) September 8, 2022