Robotic transanal total mesorectal excision: A new perspective for low rectal cancer treatment. A case series

摘要

BackgroundRectal cancer treatment is still a challenging frontier in general surgery, as there is no general agreement on which surgical approach is best for its management. Total mesorectal excision (TME), influenced the practical approach to rectal cancer, and brought a significant improvement on tumor recurrence and patients survival. Robotic transanal surgery is a newer approach to rectal dissection whose purpose is to overcome the limits of the traditional transabdominal approach, improving accuracy of distal dissection and preservation of hypogastric innervation. An increasing interest on this new technique has raised, thanks to the excellent pathological and acceptable short-term clinical outcomes reported.