We assessed feasibility, short-term oncologic safety, and short-term outcomes in robotic total mesorectal excision (R-TME) for rectal cancer compared with laparoscopic TME.
Unit of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Division of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy. paolo.bianchi@ieo.it