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Title:

Complete mesocolic excision in minimally invasive surgery of colonic cancer: do we need the robot?

Document type:
Article; Early Access
Author(s):
Wilhelm, Dirk; Vogel, Thomas; Neumann, Philipp-Alexander; Friess, Helmut; Kranzfelder, Michael
Abstract:
Background Robotic surgery offers favorable prerequisites for complex minimally invasive surgeries which are delivered by higher degrees of freedom, improved instrument stability, and a perfect visualization in 3D which is fully surgeon controlled. In this article we aim to assess its impact on complete mesocolic excision (CME) in colon cancer and to answer the question of whether the current evidence expresses a need for robotic surgery for this indication. Methods Retrospective analysis and...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
EUR SURG
Year:
2020
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s10353-020-00677-6
Print-ISSN:
1682-8631
TUM Institution:
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik
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