Robotic-Assisted versus Conventional Laparoscopic Approach for Rectal Cancer Surgery, First Egyptian Academic Center Experience, RCT

Table 1

Patients demographic data and characteristics.

	Robotic	Laparoscopic	p value
	No. 21	No. 24
Age	53.4 (32-67)	50.3 (36-64)	0.241
Gender			0.905
Female	10 (47.6%)	11 (45.8%)
Male	11 (42.4%)	13 (54.2%)
MBI (kg/m2)			0.329
(i) < 30	10 (47.6%)	08 (33.3%)
(ii) >/= 30	11 (52.4%)	16 (66.7%)
ASA score
(i) Healthy	18 (85.7%)	18 (75%)
(ii) Mild systemic disease	03 (14.3%)	06 (25%)
Distance from anal verge
(i) Upper rectum	9 (42.9%)	13 (54.2%)
(ii) Middle rectum	10 (47.6%)	8 (33.3%)
(iii) Lower rectum	2 (9.5%)	3 (12.%)
Clinical stage
(i) I	1	4
(ii) II	15	17
(iii) III	5	3
Preoperative chemoradiation	12 (57.1%)	11 (45.8%)	0.449
No residual lesion	01 (4.8%)	01 (4.1%)