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Aim
The debate about the oncological adequacy, safety and efficiency of robotic vs laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancers continues. Therefore, an updated, traditional and cumulative meta‐analysis was performed with the aim of assessing the new evidence on this topic.
Method
A systematic search of the literature for data pertaining to the last 25 years was performed. Fixed‐ and...
Background Local recurrence is one of the most important problems related to resection of rectal cancer in locally advanced cases (T3–T4). Total mesorectal excision (TME) is the mainstay of surgical therapy, although many articles have been published about the availability of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) for the control of locally advanced rectal cancers. Methods The authors describe six patients...
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