Open AccessRobotic- vs laparoscopic-assisted proctectomy for locally advanced rectal cancer based on propensity score matching: Short-term outcomes at a colorectal center in China
Author(s) -
Shanping Ye,
Weiquan Zhu,
Dongning Liu,
Lei Xiong,
Qunguang Jiang,
Huimin Hu,
Bo Tang,
Peng He,
Gengmei Gao,
Hechun Tang,
Jun Shi,
Taiyuan Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i4.424
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , surgery , colorectal cancer , retrospective cohort study , laparoscopy , cancer
Reports in the field of robotic surgery for rectal cancer are increasing year by year. However, most of these studies enroll patients at a relatively early stage and have small sample sizes. In fact, studies only on patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) and with relatively large sample sizes are lacking.