Clinical Study
Robotic-Assisted versus Conventional Laparoscopic Approach for Rectal Cancer Surgery, First Egyptian Academic Center Experience, RCT
| | | Robotic | Laparoscopic | p value | | No. 21 | No. 24 |
| | Type of operation | | | | | (i) Anterior resection | 9 (42.9%) | 13 (54.2%) | | | (ii) Low anterior resection (LAR) | 7 (33.3%) | 7 (29.1%) | | | (iii) Ultra-LAR | 4 (19%) | 1 (4.2%) | | | (iv) APR | 1 (4.8%) | 3 (12.5%) | | | Median preparation time (min) | 55 (39-113) | 28 (19-80) | <0.001 | | Median actual operative time (min) | 201 (140-280) | 134.5 (110-190) | <0.001 | | Median estimated blood loss (ml) | 200 (50-650) | 325 (100-800) | 0.050 | | Convention to open surgery | 1 (4.8%) | 2 (8.3%) | | | Pathological stage | | | 0.203 | | (i) II | 11 (52.4%) | 17 (70.8%) | | | (ii) III | 10 (47.6%) | 07 (29.2%) | | | Median proximal margin (cm) | 13 (10-20) | 15 (11-23) | 0.270 | | Median distal margin (cm) | 2.8 (1.4-4) | 1.8 (1-2.8) | <0.001 | | CRM quality | | | 0.079 | | (i) Complete | 18 (85.7%) | 15 (62.5%) | | | (ii) Partly complete | 03 (14.3%) | 09 (37.5%) | | | Median LN retrieved (no.) | 14 (8-20) | 13 (9-21) | 0.498 |
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