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Single‐incision robotic colectomy (SIRC): Current status and future directions
Author(s) -
Juo YenYi,
Luka Samuel,
Obias Vincent
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23935
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , colectomy , surgery , general surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer
By combining laparo‐endoscopic single‐site surgery (LESS) techniques with the da Vinci robotic platform, single‐incision robotic colectomy (SIRC) aims to further minimize incision‐related complications and improve cosmetic outcomes from the current standard of care, laparoscopic colectomy. While there is limited literature on SIRC, all available reports suggest SIRC to be a safe and feasible procedure in terms of perioperative outcomes. Future research should focus on further clarification of proposed benefits of SIRC such as cosmetics, ergonomics, incidence of incision‐related complications, and long‐term oncologic outcomes. J. Surg. Oncol. 2015; 112:321–325 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.