Is the learning curve of robotic low anterior resection shorter than laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer?: a comparative analysis of clinicopathologic outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic surgeries.

Medicine (Baltimore) · 2014 · PMC4616378 · PMID 25437022

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In this study, more male patients underwent laparoscopic surgery than robotic surgery although the difference did not reach statistical significance (laparoscopy [71.9%] vs robot [62.9%]; P = 0.201).

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