Robotic-assisted Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Approach for Rectal Cancer Surgery

Investigators compare the preparation time of the procedure in the operating room and the actual operative time

In this intervention investigators measure the proximal, distal and the important circumferential radial margin away from the tumor to determine if this arm is oncologically safe or not.

In this interversion investigators try to measure how much is this arm feasible to completely perform the procedure whether robotically or laparoscopically without conversion to open surgery

These include gender, age, ASA and BMI. All these data are analyzed and compared in both groups

"These include distance of the tumor from the anal verge, clinical stage, whether preoperative chemoradiation CRT, presence of residual tumor after CRT. All were analyzed and compared"

These include pathological stage, number of harvested lymph nodes and immediate postoperative outcome within one month (days of return of bowel function, days of hospital stay, complications, if any, like anastomotic leakage, ileus,wound problems and others, rate of reoperation, rate of readmission \& 30-days mortality. All were analyzed and compared