30 September 2019

Robotic-assisted surgery compared with laparoscopic resection surgery for rectal cancer: the ROLARR

Robotic-assisted surgery compared with laparoscopic resection surgery for rectal cancer: the ROLARR RCT.
Efficacy Mech Eval 2019;6(10) September 2019
  • There is insufficient evidence to conclude that robotic rectal cancer surgery compared with laparoscopic surgery reduces the risk of conversion to laparotomy, and overall it results in comparable outcomes and it was more expensive.
See also:
NIHR Signal Robotic surgery for rectal cancer produces similar results to keyhole surgery