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Robotic surgery for colorectal cancer found to reduce pain and speed up recovery

A new study shows that robotic surgery provides several important advantages over the laparoscopic approach to colorectal resections. The retrospective cohort study, published in the Journal of ...
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Robotic surgery improves outcomes for most colon cancer patients, finds study

Robotic surgery offers significant benefits over laparoscopic procedures for many patients undergoing colectomies for colon cancer, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center. They also ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Comfort, Targeted Nursing Boost Recovery in Colorectal Surgery

Comfort nursing combined with targeted operating room care improves recovery, reduces pain, and increases satisfaction in colorectal cancer laparoscopic surgery patients. The dual nursing approach ...
ascopubs.org

Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for colorectal liver metastasis: An individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

The efficacy of watch and wait strategy or surgery after neoadjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced colorectal cancer with dMMR/MSI-H guided by ctDNA dynamic monitoring (WINDOW): A single-center, ...
Physician's Weekly

Q&A: Defining the Optimal Ligation Level of the IMA in Rectal Cancer Resection

Due to possible trade-offs between anastomotic integrity and functional outcomes, the optimal ligation level of the inferior ...
ascopubs.org

Long-term follow-up of the randomized trial on open versus laparoscopic surgery for primary tumor resection in patients with non-curable stage IV colon cancer (JCOG1107).

Shifting the paradigm: Early identification of colorectal cancer with C the Signs clinical decision support. Survival benefits of asymptomatic primary tumor resection after bevacizumab plus FOLFIRI as ...

Professor Kim Jin Named Chairman of the Korean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery..."Academic and Educational Capabilities to Be Greatly Strengthened"

Professor Kim Jin of the Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department at Korea University Anam Hospital has taken office as the 9th ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Heald Anal Stent Effective in Reducing Anastomotic, Rectal Stump Leaks After CRC Surgery

Patients who had surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) were able to avoid anastomotic or rectal stump leaks by using a Heald anal stent. A Heald anal stent helped patients avoid anastomotic and rectal ...