Robotic rectal surgery in Korea: Analysis of a nationwide registry. Issue 3 (22nd February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baek, Se‐Jin; Kwak, Jung‐Myun; Kim, Jin; Kim, Seon‐Hahn; Park, Sungsoo
• Is Part Of: International journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery. Volume 14:Issue 3(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2018-02-22
• Subjects: intersphincteric resection -- laparoscopic surgery -- minimally invasive surgery -- rectal neoplasm -- robotic surgery; Robotics in medicine -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Imaging systems in medicine -- Periodicals; 617.90285
• DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1896
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-5951

Abstract

Abstract: Background: The aim of this study is to analyze the progress and the present state of application of robotic rectal surgery in Korea. Methods: We used data from patients who underwent robotic, laparoscopic or open approaches for four types of operative procedures between 2006 and 2014: (1) anterior resection (AR), (2) low anterior resection (LAR), (3) intersphincteric resection (ISR) and (4) abdominoperineal resection (APR). Results: The number of hospitals performing robotic rectal surgery has increased. Low anterior resection accounts for the largest percentage of robotic surgeries (mean 67.2%), and the number and proportion of ISRs performed robotically have increased rapidly (mean 22.6%). In addition, the dependence on robotic methods for ISR and APR increased rapidly over the study period. Conclusion: The use of robotic rectal surgery has widened over the last decade in Korea, and it has been convergent with surgeries for rectal lesions located near the anal verge.