| Title: |
Feasibility of robot-assisted surgery for defining circumferential resection margins for rectal cancer: a retrospective study. |
| Authors: |
Nakao, Toshihiro1 (AUTHOR) toshihiro511nakao@yahoo.co.jp, Shimada, Mitsuo1 (AUTHOR), Tokunaga, Takuya1 (AUTHOR), Nishi, Masaaki1 (AUTHOR), Kashihara, Hideya1 (AUTHOR), Takasu, Chie1 (AUTHOR), Wada, Yuma1 (AUTHOR), Yoshimoto, Toshiaki1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 11/23/2024, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*SURGICAL margin, *SURGICAL robots, *PROPENSITY score matching, *RECTAL cancer, *LAPAROSCOPIC surgery, *RECTAL surgery |
| Abstract: |
Background: Local recurrence is a major problem after surgery for rectal cancer. Precision of the circumferential resection margin (CRM) has been shown to be an independent predictor of local recurrence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of robotic surgery for defining the CRM. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients with rectal cancer who underwent radical surgery at Tokushima University Hospital from January 2012 to April 2023 was included in this study to evaluate risk factors for CRM involvement. Short-term outcomes, including CRM rates, as well as long-term outcomes, were compared between patients who had undergone robot-assisted versus laparoscopic surgery following propensity score analysis. Results: A total of 223 patients were analyzed in this study. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that lymph node metastasis was the most significant predictive factor for CRM involvement (p = 0.030), and that robot-assisted surgery tended to lead to less CRM involvement (p = 0.085). The CRM involvement rate for robotic and laparoscopic surgery before propensity score matching was 4.7% and 11.7%, respectively. Following propensity score matching, the CRM involvement rate for robotic surgery was 4.5% versus 11.4% for laparoscopic surgery. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates for patients who had undergone robot-assisted and laparoscopic surgery were not significantly different before or after matching (DFS before matching: p = 0.876, DFS after matching: p = 0.805, OS before matching: p = 0.511, OS after matching: p = 0.458). Conclusion: Robot-assisted surgery may be useful in defining the CRM for rectal cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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