Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Cancer: Comparison of the Operative, Oncological, and Functional Outcomes
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- 18 October 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 22 (4) , 1219-1225
Abstract
Background Robotic surgery was developed to overcome the limitations of laparoscopic surgery and is increasingly used to treat low rectal cancer. In this study, we compared the operative, oncological,...Keywords
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