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Short- and Medium-Term Outcome of Robot-Assisted and Traditional Laparoscopic Rectal Resection

BACKGROUND: Traditional laparoscopic anterior rectal resection (TLAR) has recently been used for rectal cancer, offering good functional results compared with open anterior resection and resulting in a better postoperative early outcome. However, laparoscopic rectal resection can be technically dema...

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Main Authors: Patriti, Alberto, Ceccarelli, Graziano, Bartoli, Alberto, Spaziani, Alessandro, Biancafarina, Alessia, Casciola, Luciano
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2009
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19660212